Passing of William F Ruhl (RoscoeRuhl)

[MrJim911]

It is with regret we announce the passing of one of our long time Moderators William Ruhl (RoscoeRuhl). He was a well respected member of this site because of his dedication, insight and knowledge of the Military and Law Enforcement fields. He will be greatly missed by his friends and the members who benefitted from his contributions to this board.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

Here is a link:
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/042103/obi_20030421023.shtml


Respectively,

Admin and members of 911JobForums

[Junkyard Dawg]

RIP Roscoe. May his online salutation live on. "Have a great day."

[DelC]

Originally posted by Junkyard Dawg
RIP Roscoe. May his online salutation live on. "Have a great day." Well said, Junkyard Dawg. He will be missed!!

[LA Express]

Originally posted by MrJim911
...his dedication, insight and knowledge of the Military and Law Enforcement fields...

Not to mention his sense of humor and his positive outlook, as Junkyard Dog summed up nicely. Way, way too young. He'll indeed be missed.

[USAF]

What was the cause.

[DelC]

Below is all the info that we know at this point. We only found out today.

SFC William Ruhl III
Winterville

Sgt. 1st Class (retired) William Frederick Ruhl III, 46, died Friday, April 18, 2003.

A native of Watervliet, N.Y., Mr. Ruhl was a son of Carol Thibodeau Ruhl. He was retired from the U.S. Army and was a police officer with the Athens-Clarke County Police Department He had been a volunteer fireman with the Big Oak Fire Department, Ohatchee, Ala., and was a 32nd degree Mason.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East. Burial will be at noon Wednesday in Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Ohatchee , Ala., with Masonic rites.

Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, a daughter, a son, a sister, and three brothers.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Big Oak Boys Ranch, 250 Jake Mintz Road, Southside, AL 35905.

Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Monday, April 21, 2003.

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In case anyone wants to make a donation to the Big Oak Boys Ranch, I picked up the below info off the Big Oak Boys Ranch web site at: http://www.bigoak.org/

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