Michael Donovan Mayberry

Michael Mayberry was born in Las Vegas to Helen and George Mayberry on June 4, 1952. He graduated from Bishop Gorman high school in 1970 before attending UNLV where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice. He joined the Henderson Police Department in 1976, and dedicated his life to the department for the next 29 years. He rose through the ranks starting out as a patrol officer, a field training officer, a detective, a night watch commander, and many other positions ultimately becoming the Chief in 1999. He remained the Chief until his retirement in 2005. He was appointed to Nevada’s very first Homeland Security Commission, and played an integral part of homeland security in Nevada in the trying times after 9/11. During his time with the police department he was very passionate about being engaged with the community. He was involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters, The Boys and Girls Club, and very active in his local church. He was a pillar of the community for many years. He is survived by his wife, Beth, his sons, Randy and Nicolas, his daughter-in-law Sara, his daughter Sarah, his granddaughter Hayden, and his siblings Margy, Terry, and Randy. He was a husband, a father, a brother, and a friend. He will be missed by many, and the hole his absence has left in many people’s lives will never be filled.

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