Sr. Trooper William Hakim seldom missed an Oregon State University home football game. The Oregon State Police bomb-disposal technician arrived early to sweep Reser Stadium for bombs and suspicious devices.

Local troopers knew him well, said Sgt. Vonn Schleicher of the Oregon State Police office in Corvallis, and Hakim's death Dec. 13 in a bomb explosion at the West Coast Bank in Woodburn has left them shocked and grieving.

Police officers deal with the death of a comrade in many ways, Schleicher said."There's no blanket thing that can cover it all," he said. "It all gets down to how close it hits home."

The bomb that killed Hakim also claimed Capt. Tom Tennant of the Woodburn Police Department. The two of them were examining a suspicious device left at the West Coast Bank branch in Woodburn when it exploded.

Woodburn Police Chief Scott Russell remained in critical condition Wednesday at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. He lost his right leg below the knee in the explosion, and his left leg was severely damaged.

Police arrested Joshua Abraham Turnidge, 32, Sunday, in Salem. He is charged with aggravated murder, manufacture and possession of a destructive device, first- and second-degree assault and conspiracy to commit the crimes. His father, Bruce Turnidge, 57, was arrested Tuesday at a farmhouse near Jefferson on the same charges.

The death of a police officer - any police officer - rattles the close-knit law enforcement community, Schleicher said. A lot of officers from a lot of agencies are affected, he said. "They're are going to have some emotional issues to work through."

One of the people prepared to help them is Todd Pynch. He was the pastor of the Northside Baptist Church in Corvallis before approaching the Benton County Sheriff's Office about being a police chaplain in 1992. Nine years later, he founded Crisis Chaplaincy Services. He now serves as the chaplain for the Benton and Marion county sheriff's offices as well as the Oregon State Police.

"I don't bring God up in any chaplaincy situation unless other people bring it up first," he said in an interview on the Web site for Faith Christian Fellowship in Corvallis. "I'm not there to shove God down their throats. I'm just there to help them deal with whatever crisis situation they're facing."

Pynch said he didn't have time Wednesday to comment specifically on the officers' deaths. He was too busy planning the memorial service for Hakim, scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem. A memorial procession to the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training will follow.

A memorial service for Tennant is scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at the Salem Armory.

Benton County Sheriff Diana Simpson said she appreciates the task facing Pynch as he deals with his own emotions. He helps people deal with loss, she said, but no one is there to help him. "He develops personal relationships with the officers he works with, so this is very difficult for him," she said.

Schleicher encourages officers to attend memorial services for slain comrades. As a rookie trooper in 1997, he attended the funeral services for Oregon State Police Sgt. Richard Schuening, a bomb technician killed while attempting to disarm an explosive device in Granite, Ore. Mourning an officer has a major effect on young troopers, Schleicher said.

"It comes to light for them that this profession we're in means they're in harm's way," he said. "That takes a toll on the officer. It's important to know that band of brothers, that band of sisters, is out there. You're not alone."

Police officers from throughout Oregon as well as from California, Washington and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, many wearing black bands on their badges, are expected to attend Saturday's service, Schleicher said. "It comes down to support."

Simpson said the Benton County Sheriff's Office will show its support not only by sending deputies to the memorial service, but by sending one deputy on Friday and one on Saturday to help cover Marion County so deputies there can attend the services.

"It means a lot to all of us," Simpson said.

Procession, memorial service planned for Woodburn police captain

The memorial service for Woodburn Police Capt. Tom Tennant will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Salem Armory Auditorium, 2320 17th St. N.E.at the Oregon State Fairgrounds.

Prior to the memorial service, a procession will take place from the Woodburn Drag Strip, at 7730 Highway 219, Woodburn, to the Salem Armory.

The procession route goes from Highway 219 to Highway 214, then turns right onto Highway 99E in Salem, left onto Lana Avenue, right onto Silverton Road, left onto 17th and continuing to the armory.

Beginning at 10:15 a.m. Friday, temporary road closures will affect all of those roads. Expect delays along this route. Road closures will be removed as soon as the procession has passed.

Capt. Tennant, 51, died Friday when a bomb detonated at a Woodburn bank.

The families of Capt. Tennant, Oregon State Police Senior Trooper Bill Hakim and Woodburn Police Chief Scott Russell greatly appreciate the outpouring of prayers and support they are receiving from friends and citizens.

Donations in recognition of these Officers may be made at any West Coast Bank branch in the name of the Bill Hakim Fund, Tom Tennant Fund or Scott Russell Fund

Donations may also be mailed to: West Coast Bank MS 143, P.O. Bx 827, Salem, OR 97308

Donations may also go to any Wells Fargo Bank branch in the name of the Bill Hakim Donation Fund, Tom Tennant Donation Fund or Scott Russell Donation Fund

In lieu of flowers, the family of OSP Trooper Bill Hakim requests donations to Shriners Hospital for Children. 3101 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239.