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Robert A. White

Died April 27, 1979

Robert A. White served in the U.S. Navy.

How He Died
Manner Homicide
Cause Gunshot wound
Mechanism Firearm
What Happened

Parole Officer Robert White was shot and killed while conducting a surveillance operation on a parolee in Cleveland.

Three men attempted to rob him in the parking lot of a Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority complex at 2202 East 30th Street. The subjects disarmed him and shot him with his own revolver.

Officer White was a United States Navy veteran and had served with the Ohio Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for one year after retiring from the Cleveland Police Department with 25 years of service.

Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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Branch

U.S. Navy
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Also Served
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Parole Officer
Memorials
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Panel 47-E · Line 22 cut as ROBERT A WHITE
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In tribute

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.

Parole Officer White gave the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction 26 years.

Thank you for your service to the Columbus community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.

Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

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