“2L16 is secure.”

Barb Shelton writes:

At 6:30pm on September 15th of 2017, after a 39-year career at the Kelso Police Department, my husband, Officer Dave Shelton, signed off for one last time.

When police officers sign off for the last time after a career in law enforcement, it’s traditional for them to say something a little extra for their final sign-off. This can be pretty emotional as it’s the ending of an era.

It’s emotional for anyone to arrive at the end of a long, successful, and productive career, but for police officers who put their lives on the line every time they don their uniform and head out for another shift, there’s even more of an element of joy, relief, and gratitude for having physically survived a law enforcement career!

For more of the story, go here.

Law enforcement son and father: Officer Tory Shelton (L) of the Longview Police Department, Washington — and father Dave Shelton.

You’re darned near right up there with me in terms of years of service. For some people retirement isn’t easy. It wasn’t for me in 2016 and it isn’t for me now.

That said, God bless you sir for your years of service to the Kelso Police Department.

BZ