Tallahassee, Florida – July 13, 2012 -
Mr. Bobby Reed, a Tallahassee Police School Crossing Guard, passed away on June 5th. Unfortunately, Mr. Reed does not have immediate family members or insurance to cover his burial. Because of this, the Tallahassee Police Department is seeking community donations to cover those expenses.
Mr. Reed worked as a crossing guard for the past 5 years. Although not assigned to a specific school, Mr. Reed was as a relief person who covered the shifts for other guards at their assigned schools. He also served as a Special Events Traffic Assistant (SETA) and worked directing traffic at most football games and parades since the inception of the SETA program 2 years ago.
Although arrangements were in the works to provide Mr. Reed with a pauper’s burial, TPD’s Captain Audrey Smith thought differently. She surmised, “It saddens me that one of our own would be buried in an unidentifiable grave without a memorial service. Because Mr. Reed dedicated the latter years of his life serving our agency, our community and our children, the least we can do is provide him with a proper burial.”
A memorial fund has been established to raise the necessary funds to provide Mr. Reed with a proper burial.
Contributions can be delivered or mailed to:
Tallahassee Police Department Attention: Special Operations Division. Please make checks payable to: The Bobby Reed Memorial Fund. For additional information, please contact Captain Audrey Smith at (850) 891-4970
July 13, 2012
Government Officials, Law Enforcement