Kemp served at Iroquois Falls, Moosonee, Oak Ridges, Wawa and Sault Ste. Marie Detachments, and Technical Support Branch before retiring as Detective Constable from Executive Security Section (Investigation Support Bureau) on May 31, 1999. Kemp is survived by his children, Jim, Robert, OPP Constable, Ryan Weir (City of Kawartha Lakes), and daughter-in-law, OPP Detective Constable, Kara Weir (Central Region Support Team).