Clark County coroner retires

RETIRING AFTER FIVE YEARS INTHE POSITION..JOHN FUDENBERG GAVE THAT DARKDAY THE NAME WE WILL NEVERFORGET -- ONE OCTOBER.HE IS ONE OF MORE THAN 400COUNTY EMPLOYEES RETIRINGTHROUGH A VOLUNTARY SEPARATIONAGREEEMENT.THAT'S IS BEING OFFERED AS AWAY TO CUT COSTS DURING THEPANDEMIC..I SPOKE TO FUDENBERG OVER THEPHONE TONIGHT ABOUT WHAT HEPLANS TO DO NOW."I'M GOING TO TAKE A LITTLETIME OFF, SEE MY DAUGHTER OFFTO COLLEGE AND THEN JUMP BACKINTO THE WORK FORCE SOME WAY,SHAPE OR FORM." AFTER 17 YEARSWITH THE CORONOR'S OFFICE, 5AS THE CLARK COUNTY CORONOR,JOHN FUDENBERG WILL RETIRE INEARLY AUGUST.HE SAYS WHILE THE ROLE TOOKIT'S TOLL IN WAYS, HE ISGRATEFUL FOR AN INCREDIBLE TEAMAND TO BE IN A POSITION TOSERVE PEOPLE IN TOUGH TIMES."IT'S SUCH A REWARDING THING TOBE ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE THROUGHWHAT MIGHT BE ONE OF THE MOSTBE ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE THROUGHWHAT MIGHT BE ONE OF THE MOSTDIFFICULT TIMES IN THEIR LIFE."IT WAS FUDENBERG WHO WAS INTHAT CRITICAL ROLE DURING THEMOST DIFFICULT PERIOD FOR OURCITY - 1 OCTOBER.HE HAD THE SOMBER JOB OFIDENTIFYING ALL 58 VICTIMS.ALSO MAKING A CALL TO NAME THETRAGEDY ONE OCTOBER.FUDENBERG SAYS IT WAS THE MOSTSIGNIFICANT MOMENT OF HISCAREER."IT MADE ME VALUE WHAT'SIMPORTANT IN MY LIFE ANDREALIZE THAT YOU DON'T NEED TOSWEAT THE SMALL STUFF ANDAPPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE ANDWHO YOU LOVE AND WHO LOVES YOU.IT WAS A REDEFINING MOMENT."GOVERNOR SISOLAK RELEASED ASTATEMENT.HE SAYS FUDENBERG IS A TRUEPROFESSIONAL, LEADING THE CLARKCOUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE WITH ADEEP SENSE OF PROFESSIONALISMAND COMPASSION, ESPECIALLYAFTER 1OCTOBER.HIS RETIREMENT LEAVES BEHIND ABIG LOSS AND I WISH HIM NOTHINGBUT THE BEST IN HIS FUTUREENDEAVORS.CLARK COUNTY COMMISSION CHAIRMARILYN KIRKPATRICK SAYS.IN THE AFTERMATH OF 1 OCTOBER,HE PERSONALLY PROVIDED NEEDEDCOMFORT TO THE FAMILIES OFTHOSE WE LOST.HE IS IN MY MIND ONE OF THEHEROES OF THAT HORRIFIC EVENT."TONIGHT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLEWAITIN