Representative Tieszen Lived a Life to be Admired “A true gentleman who was respected by all who knew him.” “He was a kind and decent man to the very core.”
“We are diminished by his loss.”
How far the 68-year-old state lawmaker and former police chief was willing to go to help another was evident Wednesday, the day of his daughter’s wedding in a faraway romantic setting where family members gathered for a momentous event.
“A heavy heart this Thanksgiving.”
He was kayaking with his brother-in-law, Brent Moline, at Cook Islands in the South Pacific. According to local police reports, Brent got into trouble and Craig attempted to rescue him, but both men were claimed by the ocean — a catastrophic family tragedy.
The news of Craig Tieszen’s death struck Rapid City and much of South Dakota like a thunderbolt. By all measures — as the Twitter comments above indicate — he was a beloved and generous public figure who respected others and their viewpoints while working in challenging leadership positions.
Rep. Tieszen became Rapid City police officer Craig Tieszen in 1975 when his career in law enforcement began. Before that, he was a Peace Corps volunteer where his
“I have never met anyone so likeable, so professional and so dedicated to public service.”
“He was a good, good man.”
It was the final measure of a man admired by his peers and countless others whose lives he touched in 42 years of public service where he consistently and to the very end demonstrated what kind of man he was and will forever be.
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