The Ultimate Sacrifice - The Story of Maryland State Policeman Sgt. Wallace J. Mowbray

This is the life story of Sgt. Wallace J. Mowbray of the Maryland State Police, seen through the eyes of his daughter, Robin. This story follows Sgt. Mowbray through his beginning career as a city street cop, his personal life with a loving wife and three children, then through his career change to a Maryland State Policeman, until his untimely, tragic, in-the-line-of-duty death.


Readers will see how Sgt. Mowbray's family's lives would be forever changed, a community that also mourned and how, with the perseverance of his daughter's stubbornness, justice would eventually prevail.


About the Author
Robin is the daughter of Maryland State Policeman Sgt. Wallace J. Mowbray. Born and raised on the eastern shore of Maryland, she watched her father's lifelong dream of becoming a policeman diminish when he was gunned down tragically at the age of 39. She tells of her father's life, personally and professionally.
A 1973 graduate of Queen Anne's County High School in Centreville, Maryland, Robin now works as an accountant for an electrical contracting company in Cambridge, Maryland. She is a member of the Eastern Shore Writers Association, freelance writes, an advocate for victims' rights, and a member of the organization C.O.P.S. (Concerns of Police Survivors), along with being a member of the Stephanie Roper Committee for victims' rights. Her mother and brothers also reside nearby. Robin has a son, Justin; a daughter-in-law, Laura; and two granddaughters, Haley and Chloe.