Robert Taylor:  

I was in Lansing until May of 1963. Our family moved from Lansing to Daytona Beach, Florida. I graduated from school there in 1967. The annual spring breaks were fun and brought famous bands to the area. The surfing in the area was great, 1964 to 1970 was an active hurricane period. I took that up and enjoyed the sport so much that I missed a lot of school. I started at the local junior college in 1967. I, immediately, started with the passion that I had in high school - surfing! This proved to have a negative effect on my grades. After maturing, somewhat, I graduated. I started at the University of Central Florida. I was hired by the Holly Hill Police Department in 1974. During the early days there I finished college. I was regularly promoted until I was the Assistant Chief of Police (lieutenant). Seeing no future there for at least 15 years, I was hired by the Daytona Beach Police Department. It was tougher to make rank there. I became a detective, bicycle officer, and eventually became a sergeant. I was an "acting lieutenant" for three years, a detective sergeant, and later I returned to being a patrol sergeant. That job was very exciting and I loved it. Holly Hill and Daytona are right next to each other. Holly Hill had some strange crime but Daytona's was even better! The wo...Expand for more