Saturday, December 17, 2016

Robert Smith Frazee - Not descended from W.D. Frazee - Obituary

CALLED FROM DUTY
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Sudden and Sad Death of Policeman

Robert S. Frazee

He Retires in His Usual Health, But Dies Quietly in Bed—An Honorable Career.

The sudden death yesterday of Police Officer Robert S. Frazee was a great surprise, as well as the cause of sorrow, to thousands of people in this community, where he had lived and enjoyed their respect for nearly twenty years.

Deceased had performed his usual duty as an officer up to 8 o'clock on the preceding evening, and retired in his usual health an hour or so later, occupying a room by himself, as was his custom. Mrs. Frazee called him shortly before 7 o'clock in the morning, and receiving no response sent one of the children to the room.
The latter reported to his mother that he received no answer to his knock on the door of his father's room, which fact alarmed Mrs. Frazee and she hastened thither herself, only to find her husband dead, although his body was yet warm. The grief of the stricken family was heartrending, and neighbors and friends hurried to the house and did all in their power to comfort Mrs. Frazee and her children.

Robert Frazee was recognized as one of the most industrious, high-minded and faithful officers the city has ever had. He had been a policeman here for many years —in fact, during most of his residence here —and was always a gentleman, a good citizen and kind husband and father.  While it was generally supposed he was a man of ordinarily robust health, the fact was known to several of his fellow officers that he at times complained of trouble with his heart; and only a few weeks ago he asked permission of Captain Lee to go off duty a little earlier than usual on that account. On Sunday he had quite a severe tussle with a couple of peace-disturbers at Snowflake Park. and became considerably excited while ejecting them from the place.

Deceased was one of the first young men to respond to President Lincoln's call for troops to put down the Confederates. He enlisted in Company G, Twenty-Seventh New York Infantry in April, 1861, and served until the close of the war. He was a brave soldier, and was wearing a First Lieutenant's stripes when peace was restored.

The family of deceased consists of his wife and six children, two of whom are grown, and living in the East. Mr. Frazee was prominent in Masonic circles, having been a member of Union Lodge. Hle was also a member of the Workmen's Order, the Druids, and the Hussars,

RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT

The Board of Police Commissioners met yesterday noon and appointed a committee, consisting of Chief of Police Drew, Captain Lee and City Attorney Hart, to draft resolutions of respect to the character of the deceased officer, to be submitted at a meeting to be held in the evening.
The board met again last evening, when the committee submitted the following report, which was unanimously adopted. An engrossed copy thereof will be presented to the widow and children of the deceased:

Whereas, The death-reaper, obeying the inexorable order of the Great Judge of the Universe entered upon the records of Heaven, has caused to be taken from our midst, in the prime of his manhood. R. S. Frazee, for many years one of our much-respected companions and associates in citizenship, and during a period of upward of fifteen an honest and capable public official, discharging duties as such upon the police force of this city; therefore be it

Resolved, By the Board Of Police Commissioners of the City of Sacramento, that while in the enforcement by the All-Wise Providence of His Immutable laws, we at all times recognize acts which, though bringing sorrow to the hearts of many, are for the best, for “He doeth all things well." yet, we cannot but deplore that it should seem best in His great and infinite judgment to take from our midst and transport to the home of eternal peace and happiness the spirit of one who was just in those years to enjoy the splendid fruits of a life well spent, full of honor, full of love for his country, for which he fought upon the field of battle, and full of acts and deeds of kindness and goodness to humanity"—a life, in short, which could not but be accepted as a bright example of conscientious regard for that duty which one owes to his God, to truth and to his fellow-man.

Resolved, That in the death of R. S. Frazee the City of Sacramento suffers the loss of a faithful, honest and efficient public officer courageous and vigilant, yet unostentatious in the discharge of his public functions; a good and honorable citizen, kind-hearted, generous, charitable and upright; the sorrowing family have been deprived of a devoted, loving and indulgent husband and father.

Resolved, That the members of the Board of Police Commissioners, of which the deceased has so long been a good and faithful servant, to the bereaved family their heartfelt sympathy and condolence in this their hour of sore affliction.


Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of the records of this board, and that an engrossed copy be presented to the family of deceased.

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