>> A PRIVILEGE AND AN HONOR TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
AND WORK WITH THE MEMBERS OF
BE MY FINAL 42.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR 36 YEARS
OF SERVICE.
YOU WILL BE MISSED.
>> JUST YESTERDAY HERE ON NEWS
6 AT NINE WE SHARED THIS VIRAL
VIDEO FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL
LIEUTENANT TIM FREEBORN SIGNING
OFF ONE LAST TIME IN HIS PATROL
CAR.
A GOOD FRIDAY HE RETIRED AFTER
36 YEARS OF SERVICE.
>> IT IS A BITTERSWEET MOMENT.
I’M CHOKING UP AGAIN.
I SAW THIS YESTERDAY.
THE SWEET PART ABOUT HIS
RETIREMENT AS HIS BETTER HALF
IS JOINING HIM.
HIS WIFE IS RIGHT HERE RECENTLY
RETIRED FROM SEMINOLE COUNTY
SHERIFF’S OFFICE.
WE ARE SO HONORED TO HAVE YOU
HERE TODAY.
>> WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE
FLORIDA HIGHWAY LIEUTENANTS AND
STUDIO WE WANT TO THANK YOU
BOTH FOR YOUR SERVICE.
YOUR COMMUNITY KEEPING A SAFE
DAY IN AND DAY OUT.
I WANT TO START WITH YOU
DEPUTY.
WHEN YOU WATCH THE VIDEO AND
THEY WERE CHOKING UP.
WHAT ARE YOUR REACTIONS TO THAT
AND HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL
ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND?
>> VERY PROUD OF HIM.
ALL OF HIS YEARS OF SERVICE.
>> IT WAS A GREAT MOMENT.
>> WAS HARDER TO RECORD IT.
>> HE RECORDED THE VIDEO, OH MY
GOODNESS.
>> MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER WE
DID TWO OF THEM.
>> MUST HAVE BEEN VERY SPECIAL.
>> LITTLE DID YOU KNOW WE COME
THIS VIRAL VIDEO.
>> YOU ARE SAYING WATCHING IT
ALL OVER FACEBOOK AND SOCIAL
MEDIA.
NOW HEARING IT ON THE RADIO.
YOU RELIVING IT OVER AND OVER
AGAIN.
WHAT HAS BEEN THE SUPPORT IT’S
BEEN COMING OUT OF THIS.
>> THE POSITIVE COMMENTS
THANKING ME FOR MY SERVICE IN
ALL MY YEARS OF SERVICE THE
LAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS IT IS
REALLY GUN ELEVATED AS FAR AS
PEOPLE THANKING US FOR OUR WORK
AND APPRECIATING WHAT WE DO.
>> WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR
WIFE RETIRING WITH YOU THIS IS
BEEN AN AMAZING JOURNEY.
IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT NOW
YOU RETURN TOGETHER, WHAT IS
NEXT?
>> THINK WE WILL TAKE TIME OFF
AND DO A LITTLE TRAVELING AND
PLAYED WITH THE GRANDKIDS AND
HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FUN.
>> YOU WILL DO THAT TODAY,
RIGHT?
>> YES, YES.
>> 20 HONEYMAN.
>> THERE YOU GO.
I’M CURIOUS.
BECAUSE ARE BOTH IN LAW
ENFORCEMENT OBVIOUSLY.
DID YOU GUYS MEET WHILE IN LAW
ENFORCEMENT OR DID YOU MEET
OUTSIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHAT
IS THE DYNAMIC?
>> HE WAS LAW ENFORCEMENT I
WERE TAKEN BY WHAT HE DID AND
YOU DECIDED TO OIN OR WHAT?
>> ACTUALLY I ALWAYS WANTED TO
BE A POLICE OFFICER AND NEVER
THOUGHT I WOULD MARRY ONE
FIRST.
SO I MET WHEN FIRST.
>> I BET IT WAS PROBABLY
DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND WHERE
HE WAS COMING FROM NOT BEING IN
THE SERVICE FOR HALF OF HIS
CAREER AND THEN ONCE SHE KIND
OF CAME INTO THE SERVICE YOU
WERE ABLE TO CONNECT IN A
DIFFERENT WAY AS HUSBAND AND
WIFE THAT YOU PROBABLY WOULD
BEFORE SHE BECAME AN OFFICER I
WOULD COME HOME AND NOT TALK
TOO MUCH ABOUT STUFF BUT WHEN
SHE BECAME AN OFFICER WAS
EASIER TO GO HOME AND LEADER
EXPERIENCES AND PLAY OFF EACH
OTHER AND IT CAME OUT REALLY
WELL.
>> I KNOW YOU’VE SEEN SOME
REALLY TOUGH THINGS.
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE
MEMORIES.
DO YOU HAVE ANY YOU CAN SHARE?
>> YES, MORE THAN OFTEN IS WHEN
WE DO SPECIAL EVENTS.
WE GO OUT TO SCHOOLS AND
PARADES AND THINGS AND TAKE A
ROLL OVER SIMULATOR AN ARMORED
VEHICLE BECAUSE I WAS A SWAT
COMMANDER.
THE LOOK ON THE KIDS FACES WHEN
THEY SEE THAT IS PRICELESS.
AND THAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD.
>> YES, FHP, SEMINAL COUNTY,
I’M CURIOUS IF YOUR PATHS HAVE
CROSSED WHILE ON THE JOB?
>> OYEZ.
[LAUGHTER]
>> IS THAT LIKE A HEAD DOWN
LIKABLE SEE YOU LATER KIND OF
THING.
>> ACTUALLY BE WORKED VERY WELL
TOGETHER.
HE WAS ACTUALLY A COUPLE OF MY
SCENES WHEN I WORKED THE ROAD.
THE LAST FEW YEARS IT WAS A
SCHOOL RESOURCE DEPUTY.
THAT’S WHERE MY PASSION WAS.
AND STILL IS TODAY.
AND I ENJOYED MY TIME.
I AM GOING TO MISS MY KIDS.
>> TABLE MISS YOU, NO DOUBT.
>> I AM ALSO CURIOUS JUST ABOUT
A LITTLE DYNAMIC TOO IS YOU
GUYS HAVE KIDS.
OBVIOUSLY.
HOW DOES ONE JUGGLE HAVING KIDS
AND ALSO BOTH IN-SERVICE LIKE
YOU GUYS?
HOW DID YOU GUYS DO THAT AND
WHEN YOU THINK BACK AT YOUR
KIDS ARE CHILDHOOD WHAT ARE
YOUR MEMORIES OF THEM?
>> WE ACTUALLY WORK VERY WELL
TOGETHER.
WE WORKED ROTATING SHIFTS OF
ONE OF US WAS ALWAYS HOME WITH
THEM.
VERY IMPORTANT FOR ONE OF US TO
BE HOME WITH THEM ESPECIALLY
TEENAGERS.
YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE
SOME KIND OF PARENT GUIDANCE
THERE.
SO WE WORKED AROUND IT AND WE
SO THERE ARE MANY YEARS WHERE
YOU WERE TWO SHIPS PASSING IN
THE NIGHT.
>> YES.
>> SO NOW YOU GUYS HAVE SO MUCH
TIME TO SPEND.
WHAT KIND OF VACATIONING DO YOU
GUYS WANT TO DO NOW?
THERE’S ONE PLACE YOU WANT TO
GO TO WHERE WOULD BE?
>> SHE SAID HONEYMAN.
>> WE NEVER HAD A HONEYMOON.
WE GOT MARRIED 35 YEARS AGO AND
OUR HONEYMOON WAS TWO DAYS AT
DISNEY.
>> YOU GUYS GOTTA START
PLANNING.
>> WE HAVE A CRUISE PLANNED IN
NOVEMBER SO THAT IS A GOOD
START.
>> PLEASE TAKE ME WITH YOU.
>> GOING TO GREECE.
>> WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
GUYS COMING IN AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SERVICE AND REALLY
COOL TO MEET YOU GUYS AND TO
KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE HUSBAND
AND WIFE DO ESSENTIALLY THE
SAME JOB.
IT IS INCREDIBLE TO HAVE YOU
BOTH DOING THOSE INCREDIBLE
SHIFTS AND BEING ABLE TO PULL
IT OFF IS REALLY COOL.
>> INSPIRATION AND ROLE MODELS