(Annapolis, MD) – Troopers and civilian employees are remembering a respected and beloved Volunteer In Police Service who passed away after giving almost 50 years of volunteer service to the Maryland State Police.
Mr. Russell Sears, 88, passed away on February 14, 2010, after an extended illness. He died at his home in Annapolis, not far from the former Maryland State Police barracks where he had volunteered nearly five decades.
It would be impossible to list all the jobs, projects and positions Mr. Sears completed and fulfilled during his volunteer career with the Maryland State Police. It is easier to simply say that whenever he was asked to help with anything, he always said yes.
Whether it was cleaning, repairs, filing, or fingerprinting at the Annapolis Barracks, Mr. Sears was always willing. He would join volunteer search teams when needed. During a search in 1991, he found the gun used by a fugitive from Canada to shoot at a Maryland state trooper.
In more than 48 years of volunteer service at the Annapolis Barracks, Mr. Sears had contact with hundreds of Maryland State Police employees. All those who had the privilege of knowing him were impacted not only by his spirit of volunteerism, but by his sincere concern and compassion for each of them.
The first thing a state trooper would note when meeting Mr. Sears was his broad smile, which was followed by a voice bigger than what you expected |