Jr. Deputy Program

I really enjoyed seeing the old Jr. Deputy video with Sheriff Hendry. I was one of the first dozen boys that joined the Jr. Deputy Program. Sheriff Hendry, John Rogers, Chuck Whidden and Sam Bass were at the first meeting held out at one of the hangers at the Naples Airport. We received our cards and badges there. (the origional badge was a police shield, not a star. I still have it). We went on our first camping trip out at the Girl Scout Camp at the end of Rock Creek Rd. behind the Airport and had a ball! Little did I know then that years later I would be taking the kids camping as Jr. Deputies for the next 25 yrs that I worked for the Collier Co. Sheriff's Department. Actually Sheriff Hendry gave me a job there after I got out of the military. It was and still is a vital part of teaching the boys and girls of Collier County respect for Law Enforcement and each other. I am proud to have been a Charter Member of that elite group of young boys!