Roll of Honor
Biography
Retired Corrections Officer Robert Eugene Durfee, Jr., died by suicide on May 1, 2018 after 26 years of service. Raised in Duluth, Bob graduated from Morgan Park High School as a proud Wildcat; he then attended Mesabi Community College where he also played football before he proudly served in the US Army stationed in Mannheim, Germany as well as Leavenworth, Kansas. After the Army, he graduated from the police academy. He started his decorated and beloved law enforcement career by becoming a policeman for the Cumberland Police Department. He then became a Deputy with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. After he retired from the Sheriff’s Office, he became a Deputy Judicial Marshal for the State of Maine. He also worked security at Mercy Hospital. He was truly dedicated to law enforcement and his family. His favorite pastimes were family dinners, his two dogs and most of all his children and grandchildren. He was a member of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. Bob was a devoted husband of 21 years and an amazing father; his family was precious to him. Because he never missed a cheer competition, his daughters called him “the best cheer dad”. To his grandchildren, he was known as Paw Paw to the grandchildren, the apple of his eye was Gianna, who had him wrapped around her pinky, He was proud of being part of the Fond du Lac Reservation, he loved the Minnesota Vikings and was teased often at work. He was funny, compassionate, and well loved. He is missed by many and his legacy will live on through the love of his family.
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Officer Robert Durfee served with the Cumberland County Sheriff.
Thank you for your service, and for your service before it. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Robert E. Durfee served in the Army (1978â1981) before joining law enforcement.
Robert E. Durfee is one of 256 officers honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In ME, 2 of 102 officers were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.
At Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 3 officers on record were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Suicide compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert E. Durfee's cause is highlighted.
How Robert E. Durfee Compares
When Suicide Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Suicide deaths across the full memorial record. Robert E. Durfee is highlighted in May.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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