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Eugene Andrew Gregory "Stetson"
Deputy Sheriff District Four, Seminole County, Florida
DOB: April 6, 1943
Killed in the Line Of Duty July 8th, 1998
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We all Know him as Gene.
Tall and Handsome inside and out.
The first time we met him 8 years ago, Myself and a friend were attempting to
encourage a young horse through a tricky ditch. Gene stopped his patrol car and came up to us with his "cowboy
rope".
Confidently he looped the rope around the horses neck and managed to convince
the young one to leap across. My friend and I were thankful for our new "cowboy" gentleman,
patrol officer.
Ever Since when Gene came around, he always had his straight penetrating eyes
looking directly through you, when he gave his "almost" smile.
During the "Fires
of Geneva" Gene stopped his car and gave the people who were "trapped" down the end of Osceola road updates and encouragement. When the
roads were still not clear, Gene lead most of the people who wished to leave,
through the back roads, and out to safety. Through the night he would stop back by
and see that we who stayed were all okay.
We know Gene as very quiet and reserved, always the "silent hero". We will miss
his cowboy hat and shades outlined through the window of his cruiser.
Many memories of Gene escape us. As time goes by there will be small things that
will bring up his memory in many small ways.
All who knew him will miss him, and we grieve for his wife and family.
This is a strange feeling of sadness for someone we new only slightly.
We trusted him with our lives, and we thank his loved ones for allowing him
to be here for us.
Gene'va Residents
~July 8th, 1998
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