William "Bill" J. Stoops
April 2, 1937 ~ February 22, 2021
William “Bill” Joesph Stoops
Bill was a Colorado native and raised his family in the Denver area. Bill was an avid outdoors man who enjoyed hunting, fishing, and spending time with his family. He served in the United States Army and deployed overseas to Japan. Upon return, he joined the Denver Police Department where he served for 31 years. Bill was the first officer to be appointed as a training officer for the Denver Police Department. After retirement, Bill enjoyed his monthly lunches with fellow patrol officers for ongoing years. Bill is survived by his wife: Violet, four children: Bill, John, Terri, Connie, eleven grandchildren, and eleven great grandchildren with a twelth on the way.
As a North Denver kid,Bill gave everyone a fair shake. Through my association with Bill, I was inspired by him, did several ride a longs and eventually joined the DPD. Thank you Bill Stoops for giving a kid an opportunity!-Joe Black
Bill was a great cop and training officer. My condolences to the family. May he rest in peace as he now sits among the angels.
Bill was a great police officer, a great person, and a great friend! I learned a lot from him. One of my first training officers.
Bill was always known as a good cop and a great person. He always had a good attitude and was a good friend to all the District One guys and lady officers. R.I.P. BILL
One of the nicest guys you would ever meet! RIP!!!
Always looked forward to seeing Bill on and off the job. Good friend and a good cop.
Bill Stoops was an amazing training officer. His knowledge and mentoring were the best I received. Thank you Bill for giving me a wonderful start to my career.
Bill Stoops was one of my training officers a mere 39 years ago. He was good policeman and a great teacher. His knowledge and patience served him well in that role and anyone who was fortunate enough to have been trained by him benefited. May he rest in peace.
Dino Gavito
Bill was a gentle giant and I learned much from him. He served with honor and was a role model for many a young officer. My heart goes out to his family. Rest In Peace.
God Bless.
Bill was a good friend and a true beat cop. I worked with him on car 111, he commonly referred to as "Triple One". He knew just about everyone in north Denver. It was an honor to know and work with Bill. Rest in Peace my friend.
Bill was my first Training officers car 112 North Denver, What I learned from Bill as a rookie carried me through the rest of my career Rest in Peace my friend.
I am very sorry for your loss. My husband Ed Connors who passed away in 2014 spoke of Bill many times. He talked about their friendship and their mutual love of dogs.
I believe Ed and Bill worked together in north Denver (District 1) for quite some time and Bill served as one of his first training officers.
The kindness, fairness and friendship Bill showed to my husband and others is a true testament to who Bill was.
May God bring you peace and blessings.
Esther Connors
Sorry for your loss Nick and Loyda Arcuri Orihuela
Bob Suer 64-32 Bill was a wonderful human being. He was one of my class mates in the Police Academy. When we worked in the District 2 station on 17th Ave we rode back and forth to work from north Denver for almost 2 years until I went to the traffic bureau. We had many great laughs and stories to share. We were close my badge number behind 62-32, and Bills 64-34. We worked closely, I worked car 21 and Bill mostly worked car 27. We shared great many great shifts together. My heart and prayers go out to Bill, his loving wife Vi and his Family. Bill and Vi were also part of police couples that shared pot lucks together once a month. Rest In Peace my friend. You will be missed by all the people you touched and who knew you. Your friend Bob Suer