Hanging up his holster

SIDNEY — Until his junior year of high school, Bob Burnison wanted to be a music teacher. However, after a meeting with a neighbor, Burnison spent the past 52 years helping others face the music. On Dec. 25, the longtime Richland County undersheriff and former Sidney Police assistant chief will hang up his holster, bringing a 52-year law enforcement career to a close. In law enforcement, some longtime officers are referred to as "rods" — retired on duty. "I've tried not to be one of those," Burnison said Tuesday morning as he sat in his office at the Richland County Law and Justice Center. "I've tried not to be somebody retired on duty. I've tried to be active and do my part, but I know it's time for me to go." "Even though part of me would just love to stay here," he added, he realized earlier this year that it was time to retire. He notified Sheriff John Dynneson in July that he would be leaving at the end of the year.

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