Funeral held for retired Kettering officer Jeff Pedro

KETTERING — Family and friends of retired Kettering police officer Jeff Pedro gathered today to lay him to rest.

Pedro, 61, died Saturday, Oct. 9.

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He served within the Kettering Police Department for 25 years before retiring in 2014. During his time with KPD, Pedro served as a patrol officer, detective, SWAT team officer and field training officer.

Pedro was on the Board of Directors of the Ohio Tactical Officers Association for four years.

Pedro was also a host of the WHIO Radio show, “Shootin’ from the Hip,” where he spoke about gun safety, gun control and gun rights issues.

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News Center 7 was at Pedro’s funeral on Saturday and spoke with his son, Marc Pedro. He commended KPD for their roles in his father’s services, including a 21 gun salute.

“They’ve really take us into their family and made this while process a lot easier to endure,” Marc Pedro said. “His brothers in blue, I just can’t thank them enough for the service and the help they have provided to us this past week.”

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