Harper, Timothy A. Officer Badge #200, September 9, 2016, age 50, of South Lyon. Loving father of Kayla and Matthew Harper. Dear son of Karen Harper. Brother of Brenda Johnson. Uncle of Andrew Johnson. Preceded in death by father Jimmie Harper.

After graduating with a B.A. degree in Criminal Justice from Ferris State University in 1990, Tim began his career with the Novi Police Department in January of 1991. After completing his probationary period in January 1992, Officer Harper began to distinguish himself. He earned three letters of commendation that year for his efforts in helping to arrest felony suspects involved in a breaking and entering incident, a retail fraud, and a violent criminal sexual conduct case. While assigned to the Patrol Division between 1993-2002, Tim earned three more Letters of Commendation, one Departmental Citation, five Unit Citations, and two Merit Citations. Tim's contributions to the mission of the Police Department continued to impress with his appointment as a member of the Traffic Enforcement Unit in 2002. In addition to traffic enforcement, Tim became involved with commercial motor vehicle enforcement, school bus safety, and was an instructor for the Mature Driver Program of the Transportation Improvement Association of Michigan. Tim was also heavily involved with the development of the CLEMIS e-Crash, e-Citation and Live Scan Fingerprint programs, as well as assisting with Datamaster and PBT administration. For all his combined efforts and high performance in both enforcement and administrative tasks, Tim was honored as the Novi Police Officer of the Year in 2008 as well as being nominated for the award in '05. Officer Harper served as a Traffic Officer from 2002 until his death.

Family will receive friends on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 from 4:00-8:00 pm at the O'Brien/Sullivan Funeral Home (248-348-1800). Memorial visitation Thursday, September 15, 2016, 9:30 am until 10:00 am service at Oak Pointe Church, 50200 W. 10 Mile Road, Novi, MI 48374.

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