FRIENDS, FAMILY RECALL MAJOR BOB FERRELL RETIRED AFTER 20 YEARS WITH SHERIFF'S OFFICE
With a 21-gun salute and fly-by of two helicopters, friends and family said goodbye on Thursday to retired Sheriff's Maj. Robert "Bob" Ferrell.
More than 100 law enforcement officers accompanied Ferrell's family to the South Florida National Cemetery.
Afterward, friends and family remembered the 64-year-old with laughter and food at the Fraternal Order of Police's lodge in West Palm Beach.
"Bob would've wanted us to have some fun," said Chief Mike Gauger, of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. "He was a roaster; the Don Rickles of the office."
In honor of Ferrell, Gauger made fun of a few deputies in the crowd, roasting them as Ferrell would have.
Ferrell's youngest son, Douglas Ferrell, spoke about watching late-night movies with his father and his father's love affair with plain ice cream sandwiches, his favorite snack.
"He loved Chick-fil-A nuggets," he said with a smile. "He hated all other types of chicken, but loved those nuggets."
Douglas Ferrell plans to follow in his father's footsteps.
He plans to join the Sheriff's Office and refuses to consider any other police force, except the Boynton Beach Police Department.
"My dad was one of the most amazing people I ever met in my whole life," he said. "Me and him turned into best friends. I told him I loved him every single day."
Bob Ferrell started as a police officer in the 1960s, became Boynton's vice mayor in the 1980s, earned his Screen Actors Guild card on the set of "Ace Ventura, Pet Detective" and created the real-life role of Sheriff's Office spokesman in the 1990s. He also served in the Navy.
Ferrell retired in 2007 as a major after 20 years with the Sheriff's Office.
Ocean Ridge Police Department Chief Chris Yannuzzi met Ferrell when they both served for the Boynton Beach Police Department.
"He used to do this thing with his eyebrows. Like he was sending you a message," he said. "Depending on how he was doing it, you were either in trouble or you were doing a good job."
Ferrell battled poor health, including kidney failure, for more than a decade. He died at the Pinecrest Rehabilitation Hospital in Delray Beach, said Teri Barbera, spokeswoman for the Sheriff's Office.
Ferrell is survived by wife, Tracee; sons Robert Ferrell Jr. and Douglas Ferrell, and two granddaughters.
Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) - August 6, 2010
With a 21-gun salute and fly-by of two helicopters, friends and family said goodbye on Thursday to retired Sheriff's Maj. Robert "Bob" Ferrell.
More than 100 law enforcement officers accompanied Ferrell's family to the South Florida National Cemetery.
Afterward, friends and family remembered the 64-year-old with laughter and food at the Fraternal Order of Police's lodge in West Palm Beach.
"Bob would've wanted us to have some fun," said Chief Mike Gauger, of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. "He was a roaster; the Don Rickles of the office."
In honor of Ferrell, Gauger made fun of a few deputies in the crowd, roasting them as Ferrell would have.
Ferrell's youngest son, Douglas Ferrell, spoke about watching late-night movies with his father and his father's love affair with plain ice cream sandwiches, his favorite snack.
"He loved Chick-fil-A nuggets," he said with a smile. "He hated all other types of chicken, but loved those nuggets."
Douglas Ferrell plans to follow in his father's footsteps.
He plans to join the Sheriff's Office and refuses to consider any other police force, except the Boynton Beach Police Department.
"My dad was one of the most amazing people I ever met in my whole life," he said. "Me and him turned into best friends. I told him I loved him every single day."
Bob Ferrell started as a police officer in the 1960s, became Boynton's vice mayor in the 1980s, earned his Screen Actors Guild card on the set of "Ace Ventura, Pet Detective" and created the real-life role of Sheriff's Office spokesman in the 1990s. He also served in the Navy.
Ferrell retired in 2007 as a major after 20 years with the Sheriff's Office.
Ocean Ridge Police Department Chief Chris Yannuzzi met Ferrell when they both served for the Boynton Beach Police Department.
"He used to do this thing with his eyebrows. Like he was sending you a message," he said. "Depending on how he was doing it, you were either in trouble or you were doing a good job."
Ferrell battled poor health, including kidney failure, for more than a decade. He died at the Pinecrest Rehabilitation Hospital in Delray Beach, said Teri Barbera, spokeswoman for the Sheriff's Office.
Ferrell is survived by wife, Tracee; sons Robert Ferrell Jr. and Douglas Ferrell, and two granddaughters.
Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) - August 6, 2010
FRIENDS, FAMILY RECALL MAJOR BOB FERRELL RETIRED AFTER 20 YEARS WITH SHERIFF'S OFFICE
With a 21-gun salute and fly-by of two helicopters, friends and family said goodbye on Thursday to retired Sheriff's Maj. Robert "Bob" Ferrell.
More than 100 law enforcement officers accompanied Ferrell's family to the South Florida National Cemetery.
Afterward, friends and family remembered the 64-year-old with laughter and food at the Fraternal Order of Police's lodge in West Palm Beach.
"Bob would've wanted us to have some fun," said Chief Mike Gauger, of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. "He was a roaster; the Don Rickles of the office."
In honor of Ferrell, Gauger made fun of a few deputies in the crowd, roasting them as Ferrell would have.
Ferrell's youngest son, Douglas Ferrell, spoke about watching late-night movies with his father and his father's love affair with plain ice cream sandwiches, his favorite snack.
"He loved Chick-fil-A nuggets," he said with a smile. "He hated all other types of chicken, but loved those nuggets."
Douglas Ferrell plans to follow in his father's footsteps.
He plans to join the Sheriff's Office and refuses to consider any other police force, except the Boynton Beach Police Department.
"My dad was one of the most amazing people I ever met in my whole life," he said. "Me and him turned into best friends. I told him I loved him every single day."
Bob Ferrell started as a police officer in the 1960s, became Boynton's vice mayor in the 1980s, earned his Screen Actors Guild card on the set of "Ace Ventura, Pet Detective" and created the real-life role of Sheriff's Office spokesman in the 1990s. He also served in the Navy.
Ferrell retired in 2007 as a major after 20 years with the Sheriff's Office.
Ocean Ridge Police Department Chief Chris Yannuzzi met Ferrell when they both served for the Boynton Beach Police Department.
"He used to do this thing with his eyebrows. Like he was sending you a message," he said. "Depending on how he was doing it, you were either in trouble or you were doing a good job."
Ferrell battled poor health, including kidney failure, for more than a decade. He died at the Pinecrest Rehabilitation Hospital in Delray Beach, said Teri Barbera, spokeswoman for the Sheriff's Office.
Ferrell is survived by wife, Tracee; sons Robert Ferrell Jr. and Douglas Ferrell, and two granddaughters.
Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) - August 6, 2010
With a 21-gun salute and fly-by of two helicopters, friends and family said goodbye on Thursday to retired Sheriff's Maj. Robert "Bob" Ferrell.
More than 100 law enforcement officers accompanied Ferrell's family to the South Florida National Cemetery.
Afterward, friends and family remembered the 64-year-old with laughter and food at the Fraternal Order of Police's lodge in West Palm Beach.
"Bob would've wanted us to have some fun," said Chief Mike Gauger, of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. "He was a roaster; the Don Rickles of the office."
In honor of Ferrell, Gauger made fun of a few deputies in the crowd, roasting them as Ferrell would have.
Ferrell's youngest son, Douglas Ferrell, spoke about watching late-night movies with his father and his father's love affair with plain ice cream sandwiches, his favorite snack.
"He loved Chick-fil-A nuggets," he said with a smile. "He hated all other types of chicken, but loved those nuggets."
Douglas Ferrell plans to follow in his father's footsteps.
He plans to join the Sheriff's Office and refuses to consider any other police force, except the Boynton Beach Police Department.
"My dad was one of the most amazing people I ever met in my whole life," he said. "Me and him turned into best friends. I told him I loved him every single day."
Bob Ferrell started as a police officer in the 1960s, became Boynton's vice mayor in the 1980s, earned his Screen Actors Guild card on the set of "Ace Ventura, Pet Detective" and created the real-life role of Sheriff's Office spokesman in the 1990s. He also served in the Navy.
Ferrell retired in 2007 as a major after 20 years with the Sheriff's Office.
Ocean Ridge Police Department Chief Chris Yannuzzi met Ferrell when they both served for the Boynton Beach Police Department.
"He used to do this thing with his eyebrows. Like he was sending you a message," he said. "Depending on how he was doing it, you were either in trouble or you were doing a good job."
Ferrell battled poor health, including kidney failure, for more than a decade. He died at the Pinecrest Rehabilitation Hospital in Delray Beach, said Teri Barbera, spokeswoman for the Sheriff's Office.
Ferrell is survived by wife, Tracee; sons Robert Ferrell Jr. and Douglas Ferrell, and two granddaughters.
Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) - August 6, 2010
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