Originally Posted by BobbyB

Lou Gehrig's disease claims former sheriff's sergeant
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2008


David F. Lamoree, 43, a former Jefferson County Sheriff's Department sergeant, died Wednesday from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was with the department for 14 years and left duty July 12, 2001.

Lt. Michael Peterson, best friends with Mr. Lamoree since they were South Jefferson Central School District seventh-graders, said, "We have lost one of the finest police officers around."

"David handled the disease bravely and with dignity," he said. "No matter how ill he was, his first concerns were for his daughter, Hillary, and for the people around him, right up to the end. He never thought of himself, and kept his chin up."

Former Sheriff James L. Lafferty said Mr. Lamoree was "the epitome of what a sergeant should be. He was an excellent leader, a good family man, and totally dedicated to law enforcement."

Sheriff John P. Burns said Mr. Lamoree has "been missed since his retirement, which was a loss not only for the Sheriff's Department, but for the citizens of the county. He was an exemplary officer."



David F. Lamoree
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2008
ADAMS — David F. Lamoree, 43, of 11756 Lyons Corners Road, died Wednesday morning at his home, where he had been under the care of his family and Hospice of Jefferson County. He died from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease.

In June 1987, Mr. Lamoree was hired by sheriff Donald Newberry and worked as a correction's officer at the Jefferson County jail for a year. Following graduation from the police academy in 1989, he began road patrol. Mr. Lamoree was promoted to sergeant in September 1995. He retired from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department in 2001, due to his illness.

Born Oct. 22, 1964, in Vicenza, Italy, son of Harry A. and Eileen D. Elmer Lamoree, he graduated from South Jefferson Central School in 1982, followed by Jefferson Community College in 1984 and SUNY Oswego in 1986.

He married Kelly M. Simpson, of Smithville, on Aug. 10, 1991, at St. Cecilia's Church with the Rev. Dennis Knight officiating. The couple has lived in Adams all of their married life.

Mr. Lamoree was a member of Smithville Baptist Church and Fraternal Order of Police. He was active in fundraising for Cystic Fibrosis and ALS, and enjoyed New York Yankees baseball, National Football League games, stock cars and hunting. He was a past board member of the Cystic Fibrosis Association.

Surviving besides his wife and parents, of Adams, are a daughter, Hillary E.; four sisters and their husbands, Sheila and Tony Davis, Oswego, Michelle and Kenneth Clark, Syracuse, Karen and Kurt Seitz, Auburn, and Kathy and Tom Tucker, Adams; 10 nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Smithville Baptist Church with the Rev. Thomas W. Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Adams Center. Calling hours will be 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Piddock Funeral Home.

Donations may be made to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 7445 Morgan Road, Liverpool, N.Y. 13090.