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 is a correspondent for The Daily Commercial, LakeFront TV and Beacon College’s PBS talk show, “A World of Difference,” where she received an Anthem Award and Telly Award.
When she isn’t working, Cindy spends time with her husband, Ryan, and son, David, traveling and taking photos of landscapes and wildlife.
