Unique Going Away Present For Retiring Creve Coeur Police Officer
Gary Lively was honored earlier this week for 37 years of service to the city.
Friends, family, co-workers and even some community business owners came by the Creve Coeur Government Center Tuesday to pay tribute to Lieutenant Gary Lively, who retired after a 37 year career on the Creve Coeur Police force this week. Chief Glenn Eidman recalled how Lively's move to the Creve Coeur Fire Protection District was why Eidman was hired on at the department. Lively returned a few months later. Eidman praised Lively for giving people, "even the bad guys" the benefit of the doubt and setting others up for success. Lively was the first officer named to the St. Louis County Drug Task Force when it was formed, timely now as the city of Creve Coeur looks to hire another officer so it can place someone in that unit for the first …
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