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a2 tribune aug 29 191 family and friends grieve for slain police officer hundreds honor hero constable rev thomas greene oeft of grace anglican church markham accompanied by pastor bryce taylor of toronto lead pallbearers and family relatives past an honor guard of police officers to the grave site of constable douglas tribbling constable tribbling died aug 21 in north york general hospital after being shot four times while investigating a burglary on steelcase avenue jim thomas heads bowed family relatives and friends grieve at the grave side of slain york regional police constable douglas tribbling constable tribblings three daughters kelly robin and valerie are on the left before leaving each family member placed floral tributes on the casket the cemetery west of kennedy road north of union- ville is near where officer tribbling once lived jim thomas at hakim the originator of free frames you pay exclusive fashion name rimless frames avail- only for your lenses a million satisfied 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from the york regional police association read simply in respect and admiration another came from coadale alberta and still another from vancouv er british columbia doug tribbling was born in markham village one of six in the family of fred and doris tribbling his father managed the red white store on main street doug received his elementary education at mt joy colty corners and un- ionville ss 10 public schools and stouff ville high later he enrolled at dan- forth tech in a combined clerical and auto mechanics course he hitchhiked back and forth each day follow ing graduation he worked for a time at jack stephen sons service station in but- tonville on days off he drove a cement truck for carl forrester of cashel it was harvey cox then the police chief of markham township who saw in doug tribbling the potential of a competent police office clerk he placed him on staff march 15 1956 and out of that association emerged a close relationship that would remain through 28 years six months later he was made a constable and in september 1965 was prom oted to the rank of detective the regional force came into being in 1971 while police work was doug tribblings life he never forgot his roots a fact that was stressed by pastor bryce taylor at fridays service the words im proud to be a farmer were enscribed on the side of his truck officer tribbling also had an intense love for cars the 1972 oldsmobile cutlass in particular whenever hed see one even while on pat rol hed jot down the license number and later contact the owner his niece dean- na pierce of robinson street markham has such an automobile it was part of the funeral cortege friday afternoon another is owned by carolyn galloway const able tribblings girlfriend officer tribbling was im maculate his impeccable appearance was a personal identity that followed him through life a compulsive perfectionist said pastor taylor the minister his voice sometimes breaking with emotion spoke of the doug tribblings in our communi- ties and what they repre sent to society he described him as theperfectofficerin an imperfect world the speaker talked of con stable tribblings love for his three daughters the closeness of his brothers and sisters and the respect with which he was held by fellow officers it is really too much he said to expect officers like constable tribbling to risk their lives for us but they do it every day for there are those whose desire is to tear down society parasites who live off the strengths of others he described officer trib bling as a hero to me to all of us hopefully he concluded the day will come when tragedies like this will no longer occur pastor taylor was assisted in the service by rev thomas greene rector of grace anglican church among those in attendance werelieut governor john black aird solicitor gener al roy mcmurtry mp john gamble mpp don cousens york regional chairman anthony roman markham mayor carole bell and whitchurch- stouffville mayor eldred king service at the cemetery was reserved mainly for family members and friends a police honor guard stood at attention then saluted as the casket was borne to the flower- decked grave doug has come home said brother rick sadly this is where he would want to be a 50000 reward has been offered by the york region al police commission plus a 5000 reward from the town of markham for information leading to the killers arrest i editors mail fun event dear editor your newspaper had a lot of nerve writing about some thing you know nothing about did you as editor attend the party at dicksons hill did you talk to the people there did you speak to the people who live there the answer i presume is no instead you took the word of a few loudmouths in the community who tend to forget that they were once teenagers too nothing happened that night that doesnt happen when a couple of hundred young people get together anywhere i for one resent the suggestion that it was an orgy for me it was a fun event that ill attend next year if its held sincerely michael koblensky rr 2 clarcmont editors note i called at the property on two occasions on the monday following the par ty but found no cne home n