Sometimes forum members just quit posting and some folks always wonder what ever happened to them.
My brother BUFF passed away in September 2017.
I doubt that he ever shared much of his private life other than about his guns or possibly about a few of the guns he sold as part of The Great BUFF Divorce. He did keep a few for himself.
I just thought I would post a couple of things about him.
He was on a team with three other deputies in the early 80s in shooting competitions that often includes LE agencies from surrounding states.
He has several 1st, 2nd and 3rd place plaques and ribbons. Needless to say that he was very good at hitting whatever he was pointing his gun at.
Here's two links to a couple of newspaper clippings that he might not have shared here in the forum.
This is my brother, Sgt Jeff Lone.
2 bank robbers shot and hostage rescued | Deseret News
Salt Lake County deputy receives medal of valor | Deseret News
I shared this about who he really was on his BF page,
Will the real Jeff Lone please stand up.
You could read in the paper about his heroism for standing down two armed bank robbers so that the bank teller that they had taken hostage could spend Christmas with her family.
You won't read about the checks he wrote every month to the Utah Food Bank, Primary Children's Hospital, The Humane Society and a couple of other needy organizations that help the less fortunate.
You won't read about all of the homeless and needy that he took to restaurants and bought them dinner and put a little money in their pocket. And yes, he knew who was panhandling for an income or drugs vs those who were the real needy.
You won't read about all of the homeless families that Jeff bought dinner for.
You won't read about the victims from Katrina that he bought cloths and personal hygiene products for and left them with a little cash in their pocket too. The cash in his wallet wasn't always for him.
You won't read about the new shoes he bought for the homeless that were barefoot.
My brother's HUGE heart and wallet were always open for the truly less fortunate.
Soo many people really don't know who we lost. My brother left this a better place. His next mission must be an important one - one that requires more than just a badge and a gun.
We lost a real hero. God Bless you Jeff.
At his celebration of life an FBI agent that had worked with him on several bank heists, Jeff was a robbery detective with the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Dept the agent said that Jeff was the master interrogator and one of the best he had ever worked with his entire career.
He interrogated other criminals that he wasn't even working on their case. He just knew how to get them to confess to committing the crimes that they were charged with.
His sergeant told us that he was the only detective that had ever got a criminal to write apology letters to their victims.
At one point in his career he had the highest conviction rate of any other officer in the dept and it was the largest law enforcement agency in the state of Utah.
His was smart. He knew how to explain "reasonable suspicion" and "probable cause" on paper that always stood up in court. He dotted his Is and crossed his Ts.
While being fair he had zero tolerance for a few things. Like running a red light, parking in a handicap space when you're not handicapped or being mean to the elderly or a child.
His last 10 years or so as a Sgt, he was an area Supervisor with the Unified Police of Greater Salt Lake City. He chose the weekend graveyard shift in the city that has the highest crime rate in the state. I can tell you that he loved his job and that he was very good at anything that he ever did.
Sorry it was long.
He is truly missed.
My brother BUFF passed away in September 2017.
I doubt that he ever shared much of his private life other than about his guns or possibly about a few of the guns he sold as part of The Great BUFF Divorce. He did keep a few for himself.
I just thought I would post a couple of things about him.
He was on a team with three other deputies in the early 80s in shooting competitions that often includes LE agencies from surrounding states.
He has several 1st, 2nd and 3rd place plaques and ribbons. Needless to say that he was very good at hitting whatever he was pointing his gun at.
Here's two links to a couple of newspaper clippings that he might not have shared here in the forum.
This is my brother, Sgt Jeff Lone.
2 bank robbers shot and hostage rescued | Deseret News
Salt Lake County deputy receives medal of valor | Deseret News
I shared this about who he really was on his BF page,
Will the real Jeff Lone please stand up.
You could read in the paper about his heroism for standing down two armed bank robbers so that the bank teller that they had taken hostage could spend Christmas with her family.
You won't read about the checks he wrote every month to the Utah Food Bank, Primary Children's Hospital, The Humane Society and a couple of other needy organizations that help the less fortunate.
You won't read about all of the homeless and needy that he took to restaurants and bought them dinner and put a little money in their pocket. And yes, he knew who was panhandling for an income or drugs vs those who were the real needy.
You won't read about all of the homeless families that Jeff bought dinner for.
You won't read about the victims from Katrina that he bought cloths and personal hygiene products for and left them with a little cash in their pocket too. The cash in his wallet wasn't always for him.
You won't read about the new shoes he bought for the homeless that were barefoot.
My brother's HUGE heart and wallet were always open for the truly less fortunate.
Soo many people really don't know who we lost. My brother left this a better place. His next mission must be an important one - one that requires more than just a badge and a gun.
We lost a real hero. God Bless you Jeff.
At his celebration of life an FBI agent that had worked with him on several bank heists, Jeff was a robbery detective with the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Dept the agent said that Jeff was the master interrogator and one of the best he had ever worked with his entire career.
He interrogated other criminals that he wasn't even working on their case. He just knew how to get them to confess to committing the crimes that they were charged with.
His sergeant told us that he was the only detective that had ever got a criminal to write apology letters to their victims.
At one point in his career he had the highest conviction rate of any other officer in the dept and it was the largest law enforcement agency in the state of Utah.
His was smart. He knew how to explain "reasonable suspicion" and "probable cause" on paper that always stood up in court. He dotted his Is and crossed his Ts.
While being fair he had zero tolerance for a few things. Like running a red light, parking in a handicap space when you're not handicapped or being mean to the elderly or a child.
His last 10 years or so as a Sgt, he was an area Supervisor with the Unified Police of Greater Salt Lake City. He chose the weekend graveyard shift in the city that has the highest crime rate in the state. I can tell you that he loved his job and that he was very good at anything that he ever did.
Sorry it was long.
He is truly missed.
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