The State Troopers PBA is grieving the loss of two of our members. Trooper Michael Strenk died unexpectedly while off-duty on Dec. 29, and Zone Sergeant Warner Hein Jr. also died unexpectedly while off-duty on Dec. 31.

Trooper Strenk was assigned to SP Princetown in Troop G and had served with the New York State Police for 13 years. He was a member of the State Police Mobile Response Team. He had also served on active duty in the military, as a Navy SEAL. Trooper Strenk was 46. He is survived by his wife and two teen-age sons.

Zone Sergeant Hein was stationed at SP Monroe in Troop F and had been a member of the New York State Police for 20 years. He was 44. He is survived by his wife and 4-year-old son.

The PBA is accepting donations on behalf of the Strenk and Hein families through our Signal 30 Fund. To make donations online, click on the green button that reads “Donate to Signal 30 Fund,” and type in the family’s last name in the second box, which allows you to specify the name of a family. If you would like to mail a donation, make the check out to the NYS Troopers PBA Signal 30 Fund, and mail it to: NYS Troopers PBA, 120 State St., Albany, NY 12207.

The funeral arrangements for Trooper Strenk are as follows: Calling hours will be held on Thursday, January 3 from 3 to 6 pm. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Glenville Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 4 at 11 a.m. at the Glenville Funeral Home, 9 Glenridge Road, and will follow with a procession to the Gerald B.H. Solomon Cemetery in Schuylerville. In addition, discount hotel rooms are available at the Holiday Inn, 100 Nott Terrace, Schenectady at a rate of $93 per night for both Thursday and Friday nights. To secure this rate, mention “Trooper Bereavement Rate” when you call the Holiday Inn at 518-393-4141 to make a reservation.

To read Trooper Strenk’s full obituary and sign a guest book, click on the following link: http://www.glenvillefuneralhome.com/viewobit.cfm?ObitID=738

The funeral arrangements for Zone Sergeant Hein are as follows: Calling hours will be held on Sunday, January 6 from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Copeland Funeral Home at 162 South Putt Corners Road in New Paltz. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 7 at 10 a.m. at Evangelical Lutheran Church of The Redeemer, 104 Wurts Street in Kingston. Burial will follow in St. Charles Cemetery, Gardiner.

To read Zone Sergeant Hein’s full obituary and sign a guest book, click on the following link: http://copelandfhnp.lifefiles.com/registryMain.php?PHPSESSID=30a646f1f8c488e471d35c585916781d&i_memorialid=1199210727