Anonymous
I MET BILLY WHEN WE WERE BOTH YOUNG OFFICERS ON THE POLICE DEPT. HIS SMILE AND LAUGH WERE INFECTIOUS, BUT MOST IMPORTANT, HE WAS A NATURAL COP AND WE KNEW HE WAS ALWAYS THERE TO BACK US. WE ROSE THROUGH THE RANKS TOGETHER, HE MADE SERGEANT BEFORE I DID, AND I MADE LIEUTENANT A FEW MONTHS BEFORE HE DID. WE WERE FRIENDS FOR OVER FORTY YEARS AND I DON'T BELIEVE WE EVER SAID A CROSS WORD TO EACH OTHER. HE WAS VERY INOVATIVE, AND WAS A MAJOR PART AND DRIVING FORCE FOR ONE OF THE FIRST FEDERALLY FUNDED DRUG PROGRAMS. HE WAS AN EXPERT IN NARCOTICS,, BUT I CAN'T THINK OF A JOB ON THE DEPARTMENT THAT HE COULDN'T HANDLE. I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE GOOD KIND PERSON AND OUTSTANDING OFFICER HE WAS. I LOST A FRIEND, HIS FAMILY LOST EVEN MORE. MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU. DALE ROBERTS SBPD RETIRED##imported-begin##DALE ROBERTS##imported-end##

