COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — The life of State Trooper Dennis Ricks was honored Wednesday morning after his death just one week ago.

The ceremony at Shandon Baptist Church in Columbia drew hundreds of officers from across South Carolina.

Born on November 9th, Trooper First Class Dennis Ricks was just 30-years-old when he died in a North Charleston hospital, after being struck by a box truck during a traffic stop on I-26.

“He loved deeply and laughed often, and always put others before himself. Our family will never be the same without him, his warmth, or laughter,” says McKenzie Brayboy, Trooper Ricks’ sister-in-law.

Led by the church’s Senior Pastor Dr. Daniel Dickard, and attended by Governor Henry McMaster and Attorney General Alan Wilson, the service highlighted Trooper Ricks’ dedication

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