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Robert G. Lowery, Sr. (born 1940) was the mayor of the city of Florissant, Missouri in northern St. Louis County, Missouri, since November, 2001. Before becoming mayor, Lowery served as a police officer and the police chief of Florissant and has served the citizens of Florissant in various capacities for nearly 50 year. He has stated that "I truly, truly love Florissant".〔 Upon the death of Mayor James J. Eagan in November 2000 Council President John Moran was Mayor pro tempore and the successor to the position of mayor. Lowery was elected Mayor on February 6, 2001 in a special election to fill the unexpired term of James Eagan. The election had a turn out of 32% of 32,467 registered voters, with Lowery winning the election with 7,057 votes, 68% of the votes cast. ==Law Enforcement Career== Lowery was a police officer in the city of Florissant for 41 years. During this time he served as police chief for 22 years from 1979 until he was elected mayor in 2001.〔 Lowery was elected to the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission and headed up the St. Louis County Police Department's Major Case Squad for 20 years. In 1999 a thief stole police chief Lowery's gun and holster while he was trying on pants at St. Louis Centre. Throughout his career as police chief Florissant was consistently ranked as one of the safest cities in America. When elected mayor, Lowery selected Stephen Kruse to become his replacement as police chief. Kruse then resigned to accept a new position working in the private sector. On November 1, 2002, Lowery officially appointed William Karabas to be the city's police chief. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert G. Lowery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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