Late New Bedford police officer remembered as giving father, friend
Richard Spirlet died this week at 78 years old after being hospitalized with complications from COVID-19. His son, Troy Spirlet, said while his father will be buried in his captain's uniform, he was so much more than a cop. In work, the late Spirlet fixed cars at his father's autobody shop, served as a public information officer and New Bedford's first K-9 officer, became a selectman in Westport, hosted a talk show and taught criminal justice at a local college. In life, he was a funny man and a family man with a sweet tooth and a perpetual smile, according to those who knew him.
Source: southcoasttoday.com