Jeremy K. Lee, age 56, of Jasper

Jeremy was born in Jasper, Indiana, on September 19, 1970, to Darrell and Rosella (Jahn) Lee.  He married Tracy Weisman on June 7, 1997, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Jasper, Indiana.

He was a 1989 graduate of Northeast Dubois High School.He then graduated from the Police Academy in Plainfield.He had a 31-year career with the Jasper Police Department, and then for the past three years has been a deputy sheriff with the Dubois County Sherriff’s Department, where he worked as a School Resource Officer for the Southeast Dubois County School Cooperation.   

During his tenure at the Jasper Police Department, Lee, who retired in 2022, served in various capacities, including dispatcher, patrol officer, patrol sergeant, detective sergeant, and detective lieutenant. As lieutenant over the detective division, Lee was responsible for conducting and overseeing criminal investigations and supervising the School Resource Officer Program for the Greater Jasper Consolidated School Corporation. Lee also served on a United States Secret Service Task Force during his last four years.

He had much training and many certifications including Indiana Law Enforcement Academy Certified Instructor, Active Shooter Terrorist Response Instructor, Field Training Officer, NASRO School Resource Officer Basic Training and Indiana Department of Education School Safety Specialist Certification. His training specialties include ERT/ SWAT Tactics, Domestic Violence and Fraud and Financial Crime Investigation and Prevention.

Lee was active on various boards in the past by serving for the Ireland Youth Sports, Jasper Police Department Pension, and Crisis Connection Board of Directors. He served as President of the Southwest Indiana Law Enforcement Training Council and was on the Tri-County YMCA Board of Directors.

He was also a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Jasper, the Masonic Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police and the Ireland Lions Club.