His wife Joyce, son Roy Thomas, and daughters Carolyn and Deborah
While on a flood rescue mission, KSP Water Patrol Officer David Childs and Trooper James McNeely drowned after their boat was swept over the dam at Lock 4 in Frankfort. The two canoeist that they were searching for were later found safe.
Officer Childs was a veteran of the Korean War.
There are currently no tributes for Patrol Officer David Thomas Childs.