Loved ones honor life of beloved beaches officer with celebration of life, procession

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Officer Eddie Bounds died pursuing conflict with COVID-19

A makeshift memorial honors Officer Eddie Bounds who died aft a conflict with COVID-19.

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – A longtime beaches constabulary serviceman -- remembered by household arsenic “superman” and by the assemblage helium served arsenic a coach, mentor and giving tone -- volition beryllium remembered Tuesday with a Celebration of Life astatine the Church of Eleven22.

Eddie Bounds, seasoned serviceman successful Jacksonville Beach and Neptune Beach, was past honored by his colleagues with a procession from the Beach Boulevard religion to the graveside work astatine H. Warren Smith Cemetery successful Jacksonville Beach.

The Celebration of Life began astatine 3 p.m. Bounds woman said everyone was welcome, and a household person said the work was “very good attended.”

“Eddie was loved by this community. He was a fixture astatine the formation for each his life. He conscionable did a batch of bully for a batch of people, coached a batch of people, mentored a batch of kids,” said Scott Hylton. “I heard stories past nighttime of men successful their 30s and 40s coming up and thanking Janice and the household for getting them consecutive successful life.”

Following the service, constabulary escorted Bounds’ assemblage done the streets of Jacksonville Beach and Neptune Beach earlier ending astatine the cemetery wherever he’ll beryllium laid to remainder with a 21 weapon salute.

Bounds served for the beaches departments and schoolhouse committee constabulary for much than 40 years and besides coached shot and shot astatine Fletcher High School, mentored youth, fed the stateless and raised his household successful the assemblage helium grew up in.

He died Aug. 21 following a conflict with COVID-19.

His woman said earlier helium passed helium wanted to permission down a bequest and not a reputation.

Officer Eddie Bounds’ wife, Janice, stands successful beforehand of a memorial for him adjacent his home. (WJXT)

“He was a bully man, a precise bully man,” his wife, Janice Bounds, told News4Jax. “I’m going to miss him.”

She said helium was a large father, raising Cayla and Tyler, who followed successful his father’s footsteps arsenic a constabulary officer. His 2nd grandchild was calved 3 days aft his death.

The Bounds household said they are thankful for the enactment they person received from the beaches community. A Neptune Beach cruiser successful beforehand of Bounds’ location is covered with flowers and cards and is surrounded by American flags. It is present a reminder of the lives helium touched, the lives helium changed for the better.