BOB LOKEN

‘Bob’s impact was tremendous’: Community mourns loss of master police K-9 trainer

Bob Loken was a beloved deputy who has left an indelible mark on both man and man’s best friend.

Pet supply stores band together to help Oakland County deputy battling cancer

It’s been a tough year for all of us but for Oakland County Sheriff’s deputy Bob Loken, it’s been extra hard as he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last fall.

‘LokenStrong’: Community shows support for Oakland County deputy battling cancer

By his side, every step of the way was deputy Bob Loken, a master trainer for the Oakland County Sheriff’s K-9 unit. READ: K-9 community rallies behind boy battling cancer“If we could, we’d take that cancer out of him and put it in us in a heartbeat -- you know,” Loken said last year. The community he has served is rallying about Bob Loken’s family too. Friends and colleagues have organized Loken Strong, a Facebook page, website and GoFundMe offering ways to support the Loken family financially and emotionally. The Loken family is grateful.