Reply(1) Thomas Albanese (Los Angeles Sheriff's Department) LAKEWOOD, CA — As they mourn the loss of one of their own, Los Angeles Sheriff's deputies are fundraising to help the two young sons and widow of a 41-year-old Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department motorcycle deputy killed in the line of duty Thursday. Thomas Albanese, an Iraq War veteran with 7 and 11-year-old sons, died in a crash while trying to conduct a traffic stop in Lakewood Thursday. He was killed instantly. Funeral arrangements are pending for Albanese. A fellow deputy created a GoFundMe page for his family, garnering more than 530 donations by Friday morning.