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"There is something better, if possible that a man can give than his life. That is his living spirit to a service that is not easy, to resist councils that are hard to resist, to stand against purposes that are difficult to stand against."
Woodrow Wilson
The following officers have given their spirit to the service of the Duncan Police Department and the citizens of Duncan. We thank them for their perseverance and for laying the foundation of professionalism and tradition that the Duncan Police Officers carry on today. We also wish to express our appreciation to the officer's spouses and families for the support and sacrifice that they gave thru out their careers.
| Officer | Rank/Position at Retirement | Start Date | Retirement Date | Years of Service * |
| Anderson, Dale H | Chief | 11-25-1958 | 06-30-1995 | 37 |
| Brown, J E (Bud) | Lieutenant | 09-26-1955 | 10-14-1983 | 28 |
| Foster, P B | Detective Captain | 10-07-1959 | 05-31-1988 | 28 |
| Hilburn, John | Records Captain | 04-20-1967 | 03-31-1996 | 28 |
| Sager, Bob | Senior Patrolman | 08-01-1968 | 03-31-1996 | 28 |
| Turner, Charles | Patrol Lieutenant | 10-06-1969 | 06-30-1995 | 26 |
| Hawkins, Steve | PR/Trng Lieutenant | 12-09-1974 | 13-31-2000 | 26 |
| Dudley, John | Captain | 04-02-1956 | 04-01-1981 | 25 |
| Alexander, Ruben | Records Lieutenant | 12-09-1974 | 09-30-2000 | 25 |
| Jennings, Butch | Patrol Lieutenant | 01-06-1975 | 06-30-2000 | 25 |
| Wilson, Jerry | Patrol Lieutenant | 11-25-1978 | 07-31-2004 | 25 |
| Williams, George | Detective Lieutenant | 05-01-1982 | 04-19-2007 | 25 |
| Hail, Doug | Captain | 11-16-1949 | 05-31-1973 | 24 |
| Savage, Phil | Patrol Lieutenant | 05-01-1971 | 10-31-1995 | 24 |
| Tate, Lewis | Chief | 02-05-1949 | 11-30-1973 | 23 |
| Estes, F L | Detective Sergeant | 09-26-1977 | 12-31-2000 | 23 |
| Ritter, Bill | Patrol Lieutenant | 02-01-1965 | 02-01-1987 | 22 |
| Payne, John | Patrol Captain | 11-011965 | 05-31-1988 | 22 |
| Hines, B J | Patrol Captain | 03-07-1969 | 03-31-1991 | 22 |
| Ford, Danny | Chief | 01-08-1977 | 07-31-1999 | 22 |
| Artre, Dave | Detective Captain | 08-05-1978 | 11-30-2000 | 22 |
| Oyster, Larry | Patrol Lieutenant | 09-30-1978 | 09-30-2000 | 22 |
| Chasteen, Alvie | Major | 05-07-1962 | 08-07-1984 | 21 |
| Harrison, Clarissa Lee | Parking Patrolwoman | 08-01-1952 | 08-01-1972 | 20 |
| Brown, Bob | Patrol Lieutenant | 04-01-1955 | 05-31-1975 | 20 |
| McGill, Elmer | Captain | 09-26-1955 | 09-26-1975 | 20 |
| Douthit, Bill | Major | 01-26-1959 | 01-24-1979 | 20 |
| Hood, Eddie | Lieutenant | 08-08-1959 | 08-081979 | 20 |
| Adams, John | Lieutenant | 05-01-1964 | 05-01-1984 | 20 |
| Lane, Grace | Sr. Patrolwoman | 08-01-1965 | 09-01-1985 | 20 |
| Wininger, Howard | Records Sergeant | 04-18-1967 | 04-30-1987 | 20 |
| Moriarty, Danny | Detective Captain | 03-01-1970 | 05-31-1990 | 20 |
| Williamson, Alvin | Detective Captain | 09-01-1972 | 12-31-1992 | 20 |
| Ross, Rex | Patrol Lieutenant | 07-05-1976 | 07-15-1996 | 20 |
| Bowden, Michael (Bo) | Detective Sergeant | 07-24-1976 | 07-24-1996 | 20 |
| Richey, Jimmie D | Patrol Lieutenant | 10-06-1986 | 08-27-2007 | 20 |
| Johnson, Billy | PR/Trng Lieutenant | 08-22-1981 | 01-01-2001 | 19 |
| Howard, Austin | Patrol Lieutenant | 06-01-1953 | 04-04-1971 | 18 |
| Wiggins, Lloyd | Senior Patrolman | 05-10-1980 | 02-19-1997 | 16 |
| Journeycake, Gary | Senior Patrolman | 05-17-1980 | 09-20-1995 | 15 |
| Zachary, Wiley Virgil | Chief | 08-20-1953 | 08-28-1968 | 14 |
| Spears, W D | Detective/PR | 11-06-1963 | 09-06-1975 | 11 |
| Hall, Harold | Traffic | 11-01-1956 | 03-31-1967 | 10 |
*Years of service listed, are years spent with Duncan Police Department. Some officers had prior experience at another agency before coming to Duncan.