{"id":3130,"date":"2011-01-06T16:10:55","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T21:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=3130"},"modified":"2011-01-06T16:10:55","modified_gmt":"2011-01-06T21:10:55","slug":"major-ends-successful-career-with-31-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=3130","title":{"rendered":"Major Ends Successful Career With 31 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

BY IRIS B. HOLTON<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sentinel City Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n

For several months, a member of law enforcement pondered the idea of retirement. But, after much soul-searching, he decide to bring his successful career of more than 30 years to a close.<\/p>\n

When Louis Hollinshead, <\/strong>61, walks out of his office today (Friday), he will become a private citizen and retired Major with the Hillsborough County Sheriff\u2019s Office. \u201cI feel as though I\u2019ve accomplished a lot. God has been good to me. I\u2019ve been planning to retire for the past two years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been able to work in so many different areas and I\u2019ve learned a lot. I\u2019ve never been hurt and I\u2019ve had a very successful career. I absolutely have no regrets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Major Hollinshead<\/strong> joined the Sheriff\u2019s Office on April 1, 1979, as a deputy patrolling the unincorporated areas of Hillsborough County. During his tenure, Major Hollinshead <\/strong>worked and was exceled under the leadership of Sheriff Walter Heinrich, Sr., Sheriff Cal Henderson, <\/strong>and Sheriff David Gee. <\/strong><\/p>\n

He credits all three with allowing him to broaden <\/strong>his experience in preparation for the next phase of his career.<\/p>\n

<\/strong>After his promotion to Major, he was assigned to the North Tampa District and became the first African American in the department to head a District Office.<\/p>\n

He leaves the department as the Major in Homeland Security. The areas of SWAT, K-9, Aviation, the Port Authority, the Environmental Enforcement Unit, the Reserve Deputies Program, and the Special Incident [private]Management Section were under the supervision of Major Hollinshead.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A <\/strong>Tampa native, Major Hollinshead <\/strong>graduated from Middleton High School in 1967. A member of Bell Shoals Baptist Church, he is the father of a 13-year-old son, Isaiah, <\/strong>whom he describes as \u201cthe best thing that ever happened to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

During his career, Major Hollinshead<\/strong> watched the city and county change. He said the African American community embraced Blacks because they felt they had a voice.<\/p>\n

During the years he has observed the county become more urban as a result of the HOPE VI Project, and from a criminal element, a change in the way Blacks are perceived.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese kids need to get back on track. They need to get an education, get back into church, and focus on bettering themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now that his time is his own, Major Hollinshead<\/strong> plans to just enjoy life and accomplish some of the things he\u2019s been too busy to do, such as going fishing and spending more time with his son. \u00a0[\/private]<\/p>\n

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