Longtime Jacksonville Police Chief Passes Away
Posted/updated on: February 15, 2011 at 1:27 pm
JACKSONVILLE — Services are scheduled for longtime Chief of Police. Funeral services for Floyd W. Stiefer, 66, Jacksonville, are scheduled for 2:00 pm Tuesday, February 15, at Autry Funeral Home chapel, Jacksonville. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park, Jacksonville. Mr. Stiefer passed away Friday, February 11, 2011 in Tyler. He was born April 4, 1944 in Jacksonville.
Mr. Stiefer began his career as a public servant in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. He began his career in law enforcement in 1974 as a Cherokee County baliff for Judge J. W. Summers. In December 1975 he went to work for the City of Jacksonville as a patrolman. Floyd worked his way through the ranks doing everything, including dispatching. He was Jacksonville’s first Criminal Investigations Officer. In October of 1985 he was promoted to Chief of Police, a position he held until his retirement in January of 2001. While serving the City of Jacksonville, he logged 3,050 hours of police training over the course of his career.
In 1984 he graduated from the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. In 1999 he achieved the highest rank possible from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Education and Standards. In 2001 Floyd was elected to City Council Seat for District 4 and went on to serve as Mayor Pro Tem until 2006.
