Officer Down Memorial Page

Jeff profoundly impacted my life 43 years ago while we were both students at Sarasota Junior High School. He was the first born again Christian I had encountered, at least the first who made it a point of spreading the Gospel.
Jeff would stand on the benches near the cafeteria during lunch or wherever their was a crowd and preach and hand out tracts. While there were the inevitable few hecklers, many, like myself, would listen intently.
There was one other student, who claimed to be a satanist, who would get in heated arguments with Jeff, causing them both to be suspended, but Jeff would be back preaching, undeterred.
His love for Christ, his passion for spreading the gospel, his example, never left me. The seeds he planted took root in my heart and I came to accept the Lord and be born again, praise God!
I strive to live my life with the same passion for the lost that Jeff had. I think of him often. I know without a doubt that he heard the words, "Well done, good and faithful servant," when he went home to be with our Lord.
I look forward to seeing him again and thanking him for the role he played in my salvation.

Debbie Dayton
Former classmate
August 19, 2017

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