first African American Deputy Sheriff of Winnebago County

Thomas “Tommy” Jarrett – 1926 – 2016, obituary

October 26, 2016Jan

Source: Rockford Register Star 10-20-2016

Cemetery, Churches, Funeral Homes, General, Manufacturer, Military, Winnebago County 761st Tank unit, Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Born 1-19-1926 East St. Louis IL, burial in Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Collins and Stone Furneral Home, crane operator for Greenlee Bros. Tool and Die Co., deputy sheriff, died Oct 12 2016, enlisted inn U S Army in 1945, first African American Deputy Sheriff of Winnebago County, lived in Rockford 73 years, son of Mose and Jennie Lou (Cross) Jarrett, staff sergeant, Tank Operations Specialist and Training Officer, The Villa - P A Peterson, Thomas "Tommy" Jarrett, tours in France-Germany-No. Africa-Japan, Winnebago County Sheriff's Dept.

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