Above you'll see a photo of Collier County Sheriff Louis Thorpe, deputy Roy Atkins & & young new deputy Doug Hendry. Collier County's 1st sheriff was W R Maynard, the 2nd was Thorpe that died of a heart attack at age 59. Atkins was his under deputy & took over command & served out his term. I believe he ran against Doug Hendry the 1st time & beat him by seven votes. Doug ran again & won & I can kind of grasp the story from that point on. The second scan is Doug's honorable discharge papers. And here's a totally unknown fact to me on line 33 are his WWII decorations & citations. He served in Normandy & received 5 Bronze Stars & a Purple Heart for his time served there. Doug kicked some serious butt way before becoming sheriff that wasn't a projected image he was the real deal. Thanks for all you did EA!
Again thanks to Doug Hendry Jr. & Golf Course Homeboy
PS: Watch this blog toward the end of the month I've got the COOLEST piece of Collierbilia that I've come across so far! It's over the top!
