Robert Netherland passed away on 6/10/14 after a bout with silent pneumonia. He served four years during the Korean Conflict – mostly on the USS Wasp – before an honorable discharge in 1956. He help start the first Police Drug K9 school in Virginia history. Bob was one of the five original dog handlers in the state. Bob’s first dog was Major, Bob became one of the pioneers of Virginia’s drug K9 program. He was one of the original three to start the program, and even went on to write the official manual. After that, he wrote the Georgia State Highway Patrol’s K9 program’s manual. Bob spent 38 years with the Virginia State police, 27 of which were with the K9 unit. He retire until 1995. He is survived by his loving wife, Shirley Lyon Netherland; two daughters, Deborah Coleman and Donna Roberts and son, Robert Netherland. memorial contributions may be made to University of Virginia School of Nursing in the name of Denise Kaye Netherland Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 801015, Charlottesville, Va. 22908.
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