Funeral Service for Former Trooper

Former Trooper Paul Protzenko died while training forces in Afghanistan.

Funeral services will be held on Monday for a former state trooper who was killed in Afghanistan.

Former Trooper Paul Protzenko, 46, as killed on July 9 while working for a private defense firm. Protzenko spent 20 years with the state police before retiring in 2009.

Calling hours for the married father of three were held on Sunday night. A funeral service will be held on Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Adalbert Church, 90 Alden Ave. in Enfield.

Donations in Paul's memory can be made to the American Cancer Society , 825 Brook St., I-91 Tech Center, Rocky Hill, CT 06067-3045.

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