Funeral for slain Florida trooper is in Bradenton. Here’s how to pay your respects
Funeral services for Joseph Bullock, the Florida Highway Patrol trooper shot to death in the line of duty last week in Palm City, will be Thursday in Bradenton.
Bullock, 42, will be laid to rest on Thursday at Sarasota National Cemetery following a memorial service at Bayside Community Church, 15800 State Road 64, Bradenton, beginning at 11 a.m.
Bullock, a 19-year-veteran of the FHP, was on patrol on Interstate 95 when he pulled over to help a stranded motorist. The motorist shot and killed Bullock, before he was killed by an off-duty Riviera Beach police officer.
Bullock was the 49th FHP trooper to be killed in the line of duty since the agency was founded 80 years ago.
Bullock’s funeral procession will depart from Robert Toale and Sons Funeral Home, 1221 53rd Ave. E, about 9 a.m. and head toward Bayside Community Church. The procession will head east on State Road 70, turn north on Lorraine Road and south into Bayside Community Church.
After the memorial service, a multi-agency law enforcement procession will depart from the church and head south on Lorraine Road, west on State Road 70 and then south on Interstate 75 to the Clark Road exit. The procession will then continue east to Sarasota National Cemetery, 9810 State Road 72 (Clark Road).
Burial is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
Prior to joining the FHP, Bullock served in the U.S. Air Force. He is survived by his parents and two sisters.
The FHP is welcoming the public to the church, the service and to gather along the procession route to help support the family of Bullock.
“We ask members of the public standing on the sidewalk or shoulder area not to obstruct travel lanes and exercise an abundance of caution during the procession,” FHP said in a statement.
Donations in honor of Bullock can be mailed to: FHP Broken Spoke Club, P.O. Box 11178, Tallahassee,. Fla. 32302, or via the FHP Advisory Council website at fhpadvisorycouncil.org.
This story was originally published February 12, 2020 at 7:31 AM.