Samuel Gaynor
Title
Samuel Gaynor
Description
Samuel D. Gaynor was born in Rockford, Illinois in 1933. A West High School and North Carolina State Teachers' College graduate, Gaynor joined the Rockford Police Department as a Patrol Officer in 1958. He was the first African American officer to make it through training and successfully join the city's police force. He retired from the Police Department as Deputy Chief of Operations in 1993. He passed away December 4, 2022.
Date
March 13, 2018
Rights
Midway Village Museum
Type
Oral History
Original Format
Digitial Audio Recording
Interviewer
Laura B. Furman
Interviewee
Samuel D. Gaynor
Location
Rockford, Illinois
Collection
Citation
“Samuel Gaynor,” Midway Village Museum - Digital Collections, accessed April 20, 2024, https://midwayvillagemuseumdigitalcollections.omeka.net/items/show/4348.