Former police chief of Vicksburg passes away at 75

VICKSBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A former Vicksburg police chief has passed away.

Fox 17 reported on Thursday, January 5 that 75-year-old Michael Descheneau battled Lewy body Dementia and Parkinsonism until his passing on Tuesday, January 3.

Descheneau was born in Manchester, New Hampshire in 1947 and is a graduate of Bishop Bradley High School in Manchester, NH.  He earned his teaching degree from Western Michigan University in 1973, but became a police officer due to a lack of teaching opportunities at the time.

Descheneau worked at police departments in both Parchment and Augusta before arriving in Vicksburg in 1985, serving as police chief for 21 years until 2010.

He is survived by his wife, Kathy.