Sgt. Mark Ouimet,51, collapsed while out for a walk on Easter morning. Ouimet was revived and taken to Baystate Medical Center and died there that day. Ouimet was hired by the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department in March of 1996. He most recently led the K-9 unit. Sgt Mark Quimet’s son, Sgt. Alex Quimet recently became a K-9 officer with U.S. Marines in California. Sgt Mark Ouimet’s family and four-legged partner, Dalka, got a chance to say goodbye and Dalka even jumped up onto Ouimet’s bed at Baystate to be with him one last time. Dalka was Ouimet’s newest K-9 and was already certified in narcotics detection. The dog was three weeks away from getting certified to go out on patrol. The Hampden County Sheriff’s department plans to complete Dalka’s training and then donate the dog to Alex, his son, so the two can work together as a team for the U.S. Marines. Sgt Quimet was awarded numerous Distinguished Service and professional Excellence Awards during his over 20 year career and was certified in Counter – Terrorism, Explosive & Bomb Threats Recognition, Firearms instruction, Fire Safety and Tactical EMS Training. Sgt Quimet was buried with Military Honors.
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