Richard L. Vauris

Richard L. Vauris devoted his working life to public service and policing. After a long career of 27 years with the Detroit Police Department, he continued serving the community by joining the Clinton Township Police Department, where he served for four years. Colleagues and memorial listings describe him as a veteran officer whose experience and steady presence were part of his professional identity.

Although public notices about his private life are limited in available records, his service is preserved in official and memorial sources that list his name, rank, department, and date of passing. The State of Michigan’s memorial records and law-enforcement honor rolls include him among fallen officers, and local recognitions—such as a named conference room at a Clinton Township facility—reflect the community’s choice to remember him through departmental dedication.

Officer Vauris’s death on February 19, 2001, while it is part of the public record, does not define the whole of his life. What remains in those records is the outline of a man who spent decades in policing work, who moved from a long career in Detroit to continued service in Clinton Township, and who left a legacy acknowledged by colleagues and the department. Those who search official memorials and police honor lists will find his name among those commemorated for their service.

Because publicly available personal details (such as birth date, family notices, or a published funeral-home obituary matching the exact date of death) are not readily located in the sources consulted, this remembrance focuses on the verified facts of his career and the respect shown by his department and state memorials. Richard L. Vauris is remembered as a committed law‑enforcement professional whose years of service touched colleagues and community institutions that continue to honor his memory.