A funeral service was held yesterday for Former Rochelle Police Chief Robbie Buck who passed away at his home early Sunday morning. He was 50 years old.
Buck, a graduate from Rochelle Township High School , announced his retirement from the department in September of 2009. He was named police Chief in February in 2006 and took over the department in May of that year.
He started with the Rochelle police department in 1995.
Police and Fire vehicles from area departments were part of the service yesterday at Unger Horner Funeral home in Rochelle along with the graveside service at Trinity Memorial Gardens.