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Iron bars pose no barrier for Chaplain Jake Cravey when he isgiving directions to Dixie County Jail inmates who have lost theirway spiritually, or need someone to help them repair their brokendown faith.

CROSS CITY —During the 25 years that Jake Craveycruised Florida's roads as a Florida Highway Patroltrooper and Weights Division officer, he helped count-less motorists who had lost their way or were strandeddue to breakdowns.

And now that he's retired, he has a similar mission—giving directions to jail inmates who have lost theirway spiritually, or need someone to help them repairtheir broken down faith.

As Chaplain for the Dixie County Sheriffs Depart-ment, he also has opportunites to "jump start" depu-ties whose emotional batteries have been drained bythe stress of their jobs.

"When I was with the Highway Patrol I saw severalneeds, "the Rev. Mr. Cravey said recently. "First wasthe forgotten officers on the front line of defenseagainst crime. They are under pressure from crimi-nals, their bosses, the public and the press. They needcounseling, understanding and someone to call on intime of need. I believe I understand their problems andcan relate to them. "

Marital difficulties constitute the number one prob-lem for law enforcement officers, said Cravey, due tothe fact that their families have to take second prioritybehind their jobs, and they face many temptationsthat can lead to infidelity.

Before retiring from the Florida Highway Patrol,Cravey also became aware of the problems of jailinmates "who needed to experience a change in theirlives, first on the inside, and then on the outside. "

"I saw thousands of dollars spent on programs to

Dixie County Sheriff Glen Dyals (right) gives Chaplain JakeCravey a few items to add to his pocket calendar.

'work' convicts back into society that failed, " headded.

"A changing of the heart and spirit needs to trans-pire before real rehabilitation can take place, for it isnot just a problem of environment, nor just an emo-tional problem, it is a spiritual problem that onlyChrist can solve. "

In his contacts with jail inmates, Chaplain Craveymakes it clear that he is there to uplift their spiritualwell being, and not to help them get out of jail. "It'shard to minister to them without being used, " heexplained.

Chaplain Cravey began his Florida HighwayPatrol career in Cross City in 1956, and ended it therein 1981 after working traffic as a trooper and alsoserving with the Weights Division.

Two years before retirement he "answered God' scall into the ministry, "and he subsequently received aBachelor of Arts Degree from Luther Rice Seminary,

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in Jacksonville. Presently he is the Pastor of RockSink Baptist Church, with a "flock" of 330, includingDixie County Sheriff Glen Dyals and his wife Betsy.

Conversations with Dyals led to the role of Sheriff'sDepartment Chaplain which has taken a substantialbite out of any spare time Cravey might have beenhoarding, but the big man with the voice and piercinggaze of authority has no regrets —and receives nopay.

"Serving as a chaplain has blessed me in manyways, " said he. "It is very satisfying. I enjoy beingable to share with deputies. I believe I understandtheir problems and can relate to them. "

"Ialso consider it a challenge to counsel with countyjail inmates —to present Christ to them, and to seetheir lives change even while they are still in jail."

Hospital aiding Sheriff's "crack attack"FORT PIERCE —St. Lucie County Sheriff BobbyKnowles is receiving valuable support fromLawnwood Regional Medical Center in his campaignagainst cocaine —especially against "crack,"a cheapbut often deadly form of the illegal drug.

Nurses from the hospital's emergency room havevolunteered to go into elementary and middle schoolsto describe some of the severe and sometimes fataldrug cases they have treated. The hospital has alsopurchased drug identification kits for the use ofSchool Resource Officers from the Sheriff'sDepartment.

Sheriff Knowles said the identification kits will beuseful because many youngsters do not know whatdangerous drugs look like, and therefore are notadequately prepared to turn down offers to try them.

Staff members said the hospital treats about tenpeople per day for cocaine-related emergencies.

Barefoot Sheriff finds "trouble"lurking in his own back yard

BRADENTON —Manatee County Sheriff CharlieWells doesn't have to leave home to run into trouble.

Here's what happened late one night, according tonews reports:

Wells arrived home from a softball game shortlyafter midnight, kicked off his shoes, and sat down towatch the end of the "Monday Night Football"telecast.

He heard a car door close, and walked barefoot intohis back yard to investigate, then climbed over a six-foot wooden fence to check out the vacant lot next

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door. A car was parked there. He saw no one around it,so he took the car keys and went back into the house toget his service revolver.

After he climbed the fence a second time, someonehiding in the darkness "blind-sided" him with apunch that bloodied his face. Wells decked hisattacker, who got up and started to run away. Wellsstarted to chase him, but gave up when his bare feetencountered a patch of sandspurs.

Meanwhile, a woman from the neighborhood waslooking for the same fugitive —suspecting that he had

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e"a8 e e "e 'emJACKSONVILLE —When Jacksonville Sheriff DaleCarson retired on December 1, 1986,he made his exit inthe best tradition of those old time vaudeville per-formers who claimed that the mark of a real trouperwas to "always leave 'em laughing. "

Now Carson in no way resembled a baggy pantscomedian, but he did have a flair for telling jokes, ordropping a quick quip into an otherwise serious situa-tion, and that was one of the attributes Jacksonvilli-ans were talking about after he announced he wascapping off a law enforcement career of almost 40years.

A news reporter raised a few chuckles when herecalled the straight-faced opening statement Carsonmade at a press conference. "We really had a crisis atthe Sheriff s Department this morning, "said Carson."Somebody put a birth control pill in the Xeroxmachine, and it wouldn't reproduce. "

Also resurrected in print was another Carsonismthat occurred when the members of Jacksonville's Pub-lic Safety Committee were in a snit over the damageprisoners were doing to the local jail. "Maybe you couldget us a better class of prisoners, "said Carson, and thetension relaxed.

Gll OlNo situation was too serious to accommodate a Car-

son quip, not even the Jacksonville riots in the 1970swhen the Sheriff and two other law enforcement offic-ers were surrounded by hundreds of angry, cursingdemonstrators. Carson made this adrenalin-boostingsituation memorable by telling his companions:"Take no prisoners. "

Carson's wife Doris, a physician and one time chiefof staff at a large Jacksonville hospital, was notinclined to roll her eyes, raise her eyebrows, or makedeprecating remarks about the stand-up comic thatlurked behind her husband's sober facade. She appar-ently loves his levity.

A friend recalls she laughed as much as any of thebystanders when her husband said "I'm the only She-riff who gets a physical when he comes home at night. "

What a complex man was this one ... never a clownin spite of his irrepressible alter ego, never obnox-iously aggressive, actually shy in crowds and at socialoccasions, yet a stout fellow when the occasiondemanded it, and professional through and through.

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Sponsoring a Police Athletic League was one of Carson' saccomplishments. In this photo he was "kicking off" a successfulfund raising drive to build a big recreation complex for theLeague.

His professionalism and his mettle were tested to theutmost by the chaotic mess he encountered in 1958after Governor LeRoy Collins ousted Sheriff Al Cahilland appointed Carson to get the department "back ontrack. " News articles spoke of prevalent unrest andrumors of corruption.

Carson was an FBI agent stationed in Jacksonvilleat the time. "Ireally enjoyed my work with the FBI,"herecalled recently. "I figured I would come into the She-riff's Department, calm things down, and go back tothe FBI."

Instead, he stayed on for 28 years, and was consider-ing the possibility of running for one more four-yearterm when a mild 1986 heart attpck caused him torearrange his priorities.

This 28-year tour de force by a self-effacing guy whohated political campaigning and begging for cam-paign contributions caused one observer to remarkthat Carson "may be the last police legend Jackson-ville will ever see." The pundit's rationale was thatclose scrutiny by the media and the public, a changedpolitical climate, and the ongoing demand for profes-sionalism would prevent future tenure records like theones set by Carson and the late former Sheriff RexSweat. They controlled the Sheriff s Department for allbut one of the past 53 years.

Carson considers consolidation of the Duval CountySheriffs Department and the Jacksonville PoliceDepartment, which began in 1968, as one of the grea-test achievements of his 28-year tenure —and also oneof his toughest challenges.

Long-simmering antagonism between the twodepartments was not easy to overcome. Funds were notimmediately available to purchase new uniforms, andtherefore during the first year the policemen and depu-ties wore their old uniforms —a mismatch colorwiseand otherwise.

Equalizing salaries, with the city lawmen averagingabout $150 below the deputies, created another strain

Breaking ground for a new Police Memorial Building was animportant milestone for Carson, who is at right. After the buildingwas completed and occupied by the Sheriff's Department, it washailed as one of the nation's most modern law enforcementadministrative centers.

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Taken during one of many election victory parties honoring theonetime raw political rookie who never tasted defeat at the polls,this photo shows Carson and his wife Doris (at left) with a coveyof family members and relatives.

on the budget. Last-minute, pre-consolidation promo-tions in the city police department made the problemmore severe. "Suddenly I had 158 extra sergeants, "Carson recalled on the eve of his retirement. "Itwas atough time. "

Policing the consolidated city's 840 square miles (anarea said to be exceeded by only one other Americancity, Juneau, Alaska) was indeed a monumental task,but it was accomplished with sufficient professionalpanache to draw visitors from across the U.S. andbeyond who wanted to view the results.

Carson's career has not been an easy one, but hesays once he got a taste of law enforcement almost 40years ago, he never considered any other profession.

In the 1940s, while attending Ohio State Universityas a criminology student, he decided he had better getsome practical experience in his field to make certainthis was an acceptable career choice. So, he droppedout of school for six months and went to work in theColumbus, Ohio, police department as a rookie cop—

FEBRUARY 1987

Carson with his first grandchild, WhitneyCarson, who is now five years old.

walking a beat, working vice, getting a broadperspective.

That experience convinced him he was on the righttrack, so he returned to OSU, and got his degree incriminology in 1949. His first offer in the job marketwas a position as a prison psychologist paying $275 amonth, but he passed that up when he discovered hecould make $450 a month as a special agent (detective)for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

Rousting hoboes out of the railroad yards wasn' texactly his idea of a prime law enforcement job, but itkept a balance in his bank account while he continuedto harbor his long-held ambition to become an FBIagent —a goal that dated back to 1940 when his highschool graduating class toured the FBI headquartersin Washington, D.C.

A break came in 1951when the FBIopened its ranksto non-lawyers, and agreed to accept college graduateswith criminology degrees and practical police expe-rience. Carson became an FBIagent that year and wasassigned to Memphis, Miami (a one-day tour) andJacksonville before accepting Gov. Collins' appoint-ment as Sheriff.

The appointment offer materialized suddenly oneSunday afternoon in January, 1958, when Carson wassummoned to Tallahassee for a 9 p.m. meeting withCollins at the Governor's mansion. He was forced tomake an immediate decision, and accepted the offer.

Later he said that, had he been given more time tothink about it, and had be been aware of the politicsinvolved and the precarious position he would be inuntil the appointment was confirmed by the Senateand he was elected in his own right two years later, heprobably would not have accepted.

So much for what might have been. The facts arethat Carson, after surmounting the initial chaos andcoping with the trauma of consolidation ten yearslater, provided a calibre of leadership that resulted in adepartment with a high grade of modernization andprofessionalization.

Obviously, Jacksonville has benefited, and Carson

.$4The Sheriff's concern for the needs of young people was demon-strated many times through the support he gave to the FloridaSheriffs Youth Ranches, the Police Athletic League and numer-ous charity drives. When this photo was taken he was the honor-ary chairman of a Spina Bifida campaign.

has attained the venerable statue of a "legend" —atleast in the eyes of media writers who normally reservethat accolade for sports figures.

Late in November when the 64-year-old legend waspreparing to pack up his laurels and go home, .he wasasked how he managed to cope with the stress of apressure cooker job for 28 years.

"I've had a supportive family, "said he, "also a goodreligious foundation and a good staff. " Then hepaused, grinned, and added. "Most of all a Sheriff hasgot to have a sense of humor. "

McMillan appointedJACKSONVILLE —James E. McMillan, 49,who formerly served as Director of Police Servi-ces in the Jacksonville Sheriffs Department,was appointed by Gov. Bob Graham to succeedretiring Sheriff Dale Carson on December 1,1986.

A graduate of the FBI National Academy,McMillan has been with the Sheriff's Depart-ment for 21 years. He received numerous promo-tion s prior to becoming Director of PoliceServices in 1983.

One of his major steps up the administrativeladder was said to have occurred in 1975when hewas placed in charge of the jails. Carson laterapplauded him for bringing jail operations intocompliance with federal court orders.

McMillan was appointed to complete Carson' sfour-year term, which expires in July. In springelections Jacksonville voters will select a Sheriffwho will be sworn-in for a four-year term in July.

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40 years ago:Sheriff faced jail term if prisoner escaped

Apparently no Florida Sheriff ever went to jail forletting a prisoner escape, but it could have happened40 years ago, according to a warning that appearedin the 1947 edition of the Florida Sheriffs Manual.

"If ... (a Sheriff) voluntarily allows a prisoner whohas been convicted of any criminal charge to escapefrom his custody, the Sheriff shall suffer the samepunishment to which the prisoner was sentenced ..."the manual warned.

And, this was only one of many precautionaryitems that now seem quaint and antiquated.

"The Sheriff should not leave the state withoutnotifying the Governor in writing of his intention todo so," said the Manual, "and if he has left the state,he must return and resume his duties when notifiedby the Governor, otherwise the office may bedeclared vacant, and an appointment made to fill it."

Other manual gems:*Anyone who had been convicted of duelling, send-

ing or accepting a challenge to a duel, or acting as asecond in a duel was disqualified from holding officeas a Sheriff.

*It was unlawful for the Sheriff to chain or hand-cuff white prisoners to "colored" prisoners, and theSheriff who did so was subject to a fine, or imprison-ment and removal from office.

*A similar fate faced the Sheriff who mixed whiteand black or male and female prisoners.

"Ifany newspaper attacks the personal characterof any candidate for ... Sheriff, or charges him withmalfeasance or misfeasance in office, or otherwiseattacks his official record, or gives free space toanother for such purpose, the newspaper is requiredto furnish the candidate equivalent space for areply, " the manual explained.

"It must publish in as conspicuous a place, in thesame kind of type, free of cost, any reply that thecandidate may offer, provided such reply does nottake up more space than the material replied to."

Prohibited activities for Sheriffs included:*Practicing law. ("If an attorney is elected ... She-

riff, he surrenders his right to practice so long as heholds such office. ")

*Becoming involved in an alcoholic beveragebusiness.

*Entering into or bidding upon public workscontracts.

A Sheriff was prohibited from purchasing fromhimself or from any firm in which he held an interest,supplies or materials intended for public use.

The law that makes the Sheriff an cx officioTimber Agent in his county was on the books in 1947,and is still valid, even though Sheriffs are no longercalled upon to act in that capacity.

The 1947 Manual explained that a Timber Agent"must inquire diligently into all cases of trespassupon public lands, and make complaint before theproper court so that warrant of arrest may be issued.He may arrest any person trespassing upon publiclands, and must seize all timber that has been cutupon public lands, or removed therefrom. Suchtimber shall be sold ...

"The Sheriff is compensated as Timber Agent byan allowance of one fourth of the net proceeds arisingfrom seizures, and one fourth of all net amountsrecovered from trespassers on state lands. "

"It is a felony for the Sheriff to combine (conspire)with any person trespassing on state lands, or anyoneengaged in getting ... timber therefrom. "

Barefoot Sheriffcontinued from page jbeen slashing the tires on her car. When she turned acorner and confronted a barefoot, bloodied man in

gym shorts, she thought she had the culprit, andrefused to believe he was her Sheriff. Fortunately, thewoman's husband arrived and said, "Yeah honey,that's the Sheriff. "

The car parked in the vacant lot next to Wells' houseenabled the Sheriff's Department to learn the identityand address of the Sheriffs attacker. Deputies werewaiting to arrest him when he arrived home.

Smugglers beware —Power Craft on patrolPUNTA GORDA —Charlotte County Sheriff Glen E. Sapp (left)presented an appreciation plaque to Richard Genth, owner ofDonzi Boats, after Genth sold a 33-foot Donzi Power Craft to theSheriff's Department at a special price. Genth is a resident ofCharlotte County. Sapp said the Power Craft will be atremendous asset to Charlotte County's drug interdictionprogram.

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Facing the Gallows—

The executien ritAfter final statements were made (and barring no

last minute reprieve from the governor) the executionwas carried out. In most instances a hood or mask wasplaced over the head of the prisoner. The hood wasnormally of the drawstring variety, and was pulledtight by one of the assistants. Perhaps the hood servedtwo purposes: first, to provide the felon with a lastsensory perception devoid of the oftentimes morbidcrowd; and second, to shield the onlookers from theghastly look of death.

The rope, in some instances "well greased, "was tiedin a hangman's noose and placed around the neckwith the noose cinched behind the left ear. The ropesize varied. One-half and three-quarter inch rope weremost frequently used, but rope as large as two andone-quarter inches in diameter was used in the DuvalCounty execution of Bill Westmoreland.

After insuring the the rope was secure, one of theprison guards or assistants dropped to his knees andchecked the knee and ankle straps. Finally, the Sheriffgave a signal to an executioner and the trap wassprung.

Ideally, death was to occur instantaneously from acalculated drop, often determined by weight, height,muscular construction, and age. The drop wasintended to break the neck, or, technically, to separatethe first and second vertebrae of the spinal column,causing immediate loss of consciousness and braindeath. The actual end of all breathing and heartbeatoccurred generally within ten to fifteen minutes. Onthose occasions when the neck was not broken or wasonly partially dislocated, death occured by asphyxia-tion and may have taken longer.

Several men put to death by hanging in Floridawere victims of suffocation rather than a broken neck.Edward Heinson of Duval County died of strangula-tion 15minutes after having received a partially dislo-cated neck from the drop. A six-foot fall did not breakAlexander Sim's neck in a Jacksonville execution,and he died of suffocation after 20 minutes. It took 17minutes for Merrick Jackson, of Nassau County, tostrangle to death even after an eight-foot fall failed tobreak his neck. Failure to break the neck in the fallthrough the trap was a shocking experience to theonlookers as well as the victim.

Florida did not provide for a state executioner totravel from county to county carrying out the deathsentences. In most instances the Sheriff designatedan individual to be responsible for springing the trap.

ByWali B.Kharif, Ph.D.

This ie the third installmentof a three-part article review-

ing the application of the deathsentence by hanging in Florida

prior to uee of the electric chair."It makes a subtle argument, "

says the author, "that in spite ofwhatever we may believe todayregarding the death penalty, in

many ways electrocution is=" f,'

much more merciful than, I'j'

the practice ofpublichangings. "

The identity of the executioner was not always keptsecret. He was often referred to as the "man in thebox, " or the "man in the little enclosed space. "

One executioner in Jacksonville was a man namedHall, another in the same city was a black manreferred to as Jack Ketch. Sometimes, as in the case ofAlexander Sims who was charged with the murder ofa policeman, the Sheriff himself would spring thetrap. There was apparently an abundance of peopleavailable who would have volunteered to snuff out thecondemned man's life.

Present at the execution of Derry Taft in Tampa,was Ella A. Paris, sister of the woman murdered byTaft. Miss Paris not only interrupted Taft several

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times during his final statements, but begged the She-riff to let her spring the trap while shouting, "Iwill beglad to see you die! I want to see you die.'"

In Leon County, under similar circumstances, themother of the murder victim reportedly "gave vent to aseries of happy yells and danced a regular war danceduring which she threw several women around her tothe ground. "The Sheriff refused her requests to springthe trap, and had to have the woman restrained tocontrol her.

Immediately after the drop, the attending physicianwould check to determine if the neck was broken. Atintervals the attending physician would check forheartbeat and respiration, and once totally absent hewould pronounce the felon dead. As a rule the body ofthe deceased was allowed to remain hanging for thirtyminutes. This was the procedure even on occasionswhen instantaneous death occured.

The family of the dead man was allowed to claim thebody and make funeral arrangements. When the bodywas not claimed, it was placed in an inexpensive plainwooden coffin and buried at the county's expense.

Executions were fairly routine in the state duringthe 55-year period spanning 1869 to 1924. There werestrong doubts regarding the guilt of at least four ofthese inmates and public demands for reprieves. Lackof legal knowledge, or incompetent counsel, resultedin conviction and the subsequent execution of anotherprisoner who refused to plead quilty to second degree

murder in a case where there were "seven witnesseswho saw the shooting. "

Two or more men were executed simultaneously onthirteen occasions (there were ten double executions,two triple executions and one quadruple execution).Perhaps the routineness explains in part the dwin-

dling number of spectators in the last decade of execu-tion in the state by hanging.

While it is a fact that from 1869 to 1924 at least 223convicts were legally put to death in Florida, itremains unclear what criteria was used to choosethese victims. To be sure the overwhelming majoritywere black, and all 223 were men. But there is little, ifany, available information on their backgrounds,childhoods, family life and related experiences lead-

ing up to their arraignments, convictions and deathsentences.

Though not an unusual form of punishment, death

by hanging was cruel because of the uncertainty ofinstantaneous death. This could be attributed to sev-

eral factors not the least of which were failure of thestate to provide a state death chamber, and also fail-

ure to provide an official, well-trained and profes-sional executioner to insure uniform standards.

Dr. Wali R. Kharif, a Tallahassee resident and a grad-uate of Florida State University, is currently

employed as an Environmental Specialist with theFlorida Department of Agriculture and ConsumerServices.

Trophies won bySheriff's MountedPetroiOALANDO — OrangeCounty Sheriff LawsonLarnar (fourth from left) gavemembers of his MountedPatrol an enthusiasticwelcome after they com-peted against 47 othermcunted units in the DadeCounty National PatrolCcmpetition, and returnedwith a shelf full of trophiesand ribbons. In the photowith the Sheriff are (from left)Deputy Terry Brewer, Sgt.Duke Mangold, DeputyKathy Dilts, Auxiliary DeputyMcCarthy McCollough andDeputy Bob Finlay. Themounted unit is commandedby Lt. Jack Peaden.

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Honor RollContinued ...

Petrie Traficante

vERQ BEAGH —Presented by Indian River count'y sheriff. TimDobeck to Mrs. I. Traficante, representing VFW Auxfliary ¹1$210;and to Betty Petrie. In the presentation of the VFW"rrlember'ship,Sheriff Dobeck was assisted by Youth Ranches Vice President TerryKnox (left).

Belchers, Wilson

INVERNESS —. Presented by Citrus County Sheriff Charles S. Deanto Mr. and Mrs. Alvah Belcher and Bryon Wilson.

Dr'. Dellersdri

Mrs. Coursey'

Hazer

LARGQ —Presented by Pinellas County Sheriff Gerry Coleman toIvlr. and Mrs. WIN'am C. Hazer, repreaented by Mr. Hazer; and toBergie Kauffman. In the presentation ot the Hazer membership,Sheriff Coleman was assisted by YouthRanches Vice President JoeSpenard (right).

Kauffman

WEST, PALM BEACH —Pi esented by"Palm Beach County Sheriff RichardWilla to Dr. Gary-Dellersbri and Mrs.'

F.R. Coursey.

",, Swi cegood's .."I Dearden

FQRT LAUDERDALE —Presented by @rpward County Sheriff Nick'

Navarro to Mr, and'Mrs. James M, Swi'cegood, Jr„and to Mr. RalphDearden, representing D&B Paint Company.

DADE CITY —Presented::by PeaceCounty Sheriff Jim Gillum to MarieMick.

THE SHERIFF'S STAR

Lifetime memberships now~ available in two categories ~Traditionally, Lifetime Honorary Memberships

in the Florida Sheriffs Association have beenawarded to generous donors who have contributed$1,000 or more to the child care programs sponsoredby the Sheriffs Association and operated by theFlorida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, Inc.

However, some prospective lifetime membershave expressed a desire to make contributions thatwould be used not only for child care programs, butalso for Florida Sheriffs Association programsdesigned to advance and profession alize lawenforcement.

In deference to these donors who seek to broadenthe focus of their benevolence, the Sheriffs Associa-tion has amended its regulations. And, as a result, itis now possible to exercise a choice between twocategories of lifetime memberships:

eeCategory FSYR lifetime memberships will beissued in response to donations made for the exclu-sive benefit of child care work.

eeCategory FSA lifetime memberships will beissued in response to gifts earmarked for child careand law enforcement enhancement.

In either category, the prospective lifetimemember will receive credit for past contributions.Those who want to donate to the Sheriffs Associa-tion (Category FSA) will be credited with dues theyhave paid in the past as honorary members of theAssociation, and will be required to donate only the

difference between that total and $1,000.Similarly, those who want to channel their gener-

osity exclusively to the Youth Ranches (CategoryFSYR) will be given credit for the cumulative totalof past donations they have made to this charitableentity.

Anyone interested in becoming a lifetime honor-

ary member in either category can determine theamount due by writing to the appropriate agency:

For Category FSA the address is:

Florida Sheriffs AssociationP.O. Box 1487Tallahassee, FL 32302

For Category FSYR the address is:

Florida Sheriffs Youth RanchesBoys Ranch, FL 32060

Lifetime Honorary Members in either category will

receive:

A membership plaque (each category will have adistinctive design)

A permanent wallet identification card

A lifetime subscription to The Sheriff s Star andThe Rancher

A lifetime auto tag

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Youth Ranches Honor Roll continuedSARASOTA —Presented by Sarasota County Sheriff Geoffrey Monge(left), assisted by Youth Ranches Regional Director Bill Aust (right).Presented to Norma Woodby, representing VFW Auxiliary No. 10178;Capt. Eileen Fitzgerald, representing the Sarasota County MountedPosse; and William Breckinridge, who was accompanied by his daugh-ter Barbara.

Breckfnridge

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