Funeral for a community hero

Former Wells County Sheriff and Bluffton Police Chief Paul Gerwig was laid to rest at Six Mile Cemetery today.
I was invited by the family to take a few photos for the newspaper. Although I was honored to be in the presence of so many fine law enforcement officers I knew I was out of place. And that's how it should be.
People like Gerwig, and the men and women today who follow in his footsteps, deserve every honor which can be accorded to them.
Although certainly not everyone who wears a badge is perfect and beyond reproach, it is my opinion, and the opinion of so many others in this county, that Gerwig was.
May he rest in peace. With honor and with dignity.