CARR, Darrell

Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois Wednesday, March 8, 2000, page 13 DARRELL CARR, OFFICER IN AURORA, KENDALL Darrell Carr, 75, a retired Aurora police officer and a former chief deputy with the Kendall County sheriff's office, died Monday, March 6, in his Mesa, Ariz., home. Mr. Carr joined the Aurora department in 1956 as a patrolman, worked in the records and communications divisions, and retired as an evidence technician, the assignment he cherished most. "He was a skilled detail man, a dedicated police officer who particularly enjoyed the difficult, scientific work of evidence gathering," former Aurora Chief Bob Brent said. "Darrell and I worked together in the Investigations Bureau, and when I became chief, he asked that my first official act be to accept his letter of retirement," Brent said. "He was a fun-loving guy who enjoyed life and a good career." Upon his retirement in 1977, Mr. Carr moved to Mesa but was called back to the area in 1982 by Charles MacDonald, then the sheriff of Kendall County, who offered him the job of chief deputy. Kendall Sheriff Richard Randall said Mr. Carr is remembered for the professionalism he brought to a rural law-enforcement agency. "Darrell was a sweet guy, a problem-solver who kept the sheriff's office running," Randall said. "He was a very professional police officer, and it was Kendall County's loss when a heart attack forced him to retire." After two years with the sheriff, Mr. Carr journeyed back to Arizona, enjoying sports and puttering about in his back yard, said his daughter Jo Ann Savino. Mr. Carr was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, and raised in Aurora. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis; a son, Darrell Jr.; three other daughters, Sharon Clark, Peggy Childress and Marilyn Prescott; his mother, Dolores Carr; a brother, Barney; a sister, Jess Beane; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services were held Tuesday in Mesa.