[1]Perry Royle
1960 – 2014
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Morton Police Officer Perry Royle died yesterday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. He was 54.
Royle was on duty a week earlier when he suffered an unspecified medical issue, summoned help and and then lost consciousness at the hospital.
A procession of law enforcement officers from various agencies accompanied Royle’s body back to Lewis County yesterday evening, ending at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Chehalis. A candle light vigil was planned in Morton.
Royle had been with the department since 2002, and was Chief Dan Mortensen’s only officer.
Morton Police Department Clerk Michelle Matchett said Royle’s family, and Chief Mortensen, were with him when he passed.
[2]Courtesy photo by Jim Hill Photography