Services announced for deputy killed in motorcycle accident
Services announced for deputy killed in motorcycle accident
Funeral service have been announced for Clay County Deputy Dennis Urban who was killed Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 after he was hit by an elderly motorist while riding his personal
motorcycle in Marion County. Our heart-felt condolences go out to the entire Urban family.
His family will receive friends and relatives at Broadus-Raines Funeral Home at 501 Spring Street, Green Cove Springs, from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
Deputy Urban was 57-years-old and served the Clay County Sheriff’s Office for 17 years, beginning in 1990. Prior to that, he served our nation as a member of the United States Navy from 1969 to 1990. For the Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Urban served as a Patrol Deputy, Evidence Technician, and as a Field Training Officer. As an FTO, he helped to train many of the agency’s young deputies now serving our community. Most recently, Deputy Urban was assigned to Watch 1-South-Zone 4, working calls for service in areas of Keystone Heights and Middleburg. He served under three Sheriffs, Bray, Lancaster and Beseler.
In 2004, Deputy Dennis Urban was named the CCSO Deputy of Year for his attempt to save the life of a dieing infant and for his handling of the incident scene. He is well known to many residents, many of whom wrote letters of thanks to him for his hard work and dedication through the years. Here are just a few examples of the words they used to describe him: professional, helpful, patient, quick to respond, impressive, informative, friendly, genuinely concerned. Deputy Urban was most recently recognized by his colleagues for his work on a case of home invasion robbery of an elderly resident in Keystone Heights and the eventual identification and capture of the suspect.
Deputy Urban is survived by his son Dennis Urban Jr. and his daughter Deanna Oram.
