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MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The assemblage is mourning the passing of Retired Madera County Sheriff Ed Bates, a World War II veteran, Fresno State lecturer, and "cornerstone" of section instrumentality enforcement.
Police accidental Bates passed distant peacefully astatine his location connected May 1; helium was 99 years old.
"Sheriff Bates was not lone a cornerstone of Madera County instrumentality enforcement but besides a awesome of unwavering dedication, courage, and integrity," Madera County Sheriff Tyson J. Pogue said. "His passing is simply a important nonaccomplishment to those who loved him, arsenic good arsenic not lone our department, but the full community, and helium volition beryllium profoundly missed."
Bates was calved connected November 3, 1925, successful Modesto and showed a lifelong dedication to service. Before turning 18, helium joined the Merchant Marines. He past advanced to Naval Intelligence, intercepting naval messages and monitoring force vessel movements arsenic a cryptologic technician during World War II and again during the Cold War.
Upon returning home, helium moved to Stanislaus County, wherever helium began his vocation successful instrumentality enforcement. There, helium became a respected researcher and polygraph expert, and successful 1970, connected his 45th birthday, helium was elected Madera County Sheriff, a presumption helium would clasp for 3 terms.
While serving the county, he graduated from Fresno State, earning his bachelor's successful 1977 and master's successful 1980. After retiring, helium returned to the assemblage to thatch criminology until his status successful 1990.
The sheriff's bureau says beyond his authoritative duties, helium was a devoted hubby to Freda June Ball, his spouse successful beingness and work for 57 years.
