Below is a picture or Sheriff Grady Judd presenting a plaque to ILE Resident Peter O'Neil.
Submitted by Susan Sohni
We do not have a copy of the original award certificate yet, and we will post it when it becomes available but according to articles in the Lakeland Ledger and the NewsChief.com the “Volunteer of the Year Award” went to Peter O'Neil and the “Reserve Deputy Sheriff of the Year Award” went to Yener Tugrul.
The pair, along with nearly 40 other employees, received the
Sheriff's Office's top awards during its annual ceremony at Nora Mayo Hall in
Ledger Article: http://www.theledger.com/article/20080521/NEWS/805210367/0/FRONTPAGE
Newschief.com article: http://www.newschief.com/article/20080521/NEWS/805210347/0/APN
Here’s a link to the award which was written by Robert Grover of the Sheriff’s Dept CAP program, with information provided by Pete O’Neil and other residents of