By Cindy Peterson
Scenes from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Memorial for Fallen Heroes
On Tuesday morning, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office held a memorial service, honoring the fallen Lake County law enforcement officers from 1919 to present day.
Our Fallen Heroes:
Chief Deputy Bob C. Wilcox – Lake County Sheriff’s Office – 1919
Chief James Lee Hux – Leesburg Police Department – 1924
Town Marshal Robert Smithwick – City of Groveland – 1929
Chief Bishop W. Haney – Leesburg Police Department – 1937
Officer Jesse Beerbower – Leesburg Police Department – 1944
Officer Clinton M. Hyde – Mount Dora Police Department – 1959
Deputy Jean E. Daugharty – Lake County Sheriff’s Office – 1993
Deputy William J. Marie – Lake County Sheriff’s Office – 1994
Deputy Wayne J. Koester – Lake County Sheriff’s Office – 2005
Sheriff Christopher C. Daniels – Lake County Sheriff’s Office – 2006
Master Detention Deputy Lynn D. Jones – Lake County Sheriff’s Office – 2020
Master Detention Deputy Richard M. Barry – Lake County Sheriff’s Office – 2020
Originally from the small town of Berryville, Arkansas, Cindy has become a multimedia specialist in journalism, photography, videography, and video editing. She has a B.S. in Communications from the University of Central Arkansas and produces Style Magazine's Sports Hub Podcast and the Healthy Living Podcast. She also produces for Beacon College’s Telly Award-winning PBS show, “A World of Difference.” When she isn’t working, Cindy loves traveling the National Parks with her husband , Ryan, and son, David, photographing wildlife.
