To the men and women of the Orange County Sheriff's Department:
I have been blessed to have worked for over 32 years in all phases of law enforcement and have such wonderful memories. I have worked with the best and the brightest in the field and I hold each of you close to my heart. You are all warriors in a world that combats evil every day both within our communities and globally. I pray for your safety and success and, most important, that you may return home safely to your families each day. I have received an overwhelming outpour of phone calls from those individuals I have worked with over my career and it is their love, friendship and camaraderie that I take with me. Management level changes can be difficult to understand but decisions have to be made. I respect and support those decisions and the people that make them and I ask all of you to be strong and to support those in leadership roles as the department transitions and moves forward.
My list of accomplishments is long and I am proud of each endeavor. Now it is time for me to move on to other endeavors and concentrate on this new life of retirement with my family. I know it will be difficult for me to sit idle so I can tell you all that I will remain involved whenever asked and wherever I can assist.
May God bless each of you and keep you safe.