Robert A. Edmonds

Robert A. Edmonds, 83, born on June 25, 1938, in Norris City, IL, United States, passed away April 19, 2022. He resided in Murrieta, CA at the time of his passing. Arrangements are under the direction of Forest Lawn, Cypress, California. His Family sends their love for the support that has been shown. He leaves behind his wife Rosalie, daughter Deborah Hadrych, sons Gregory & Douglas Edmonds, sister Jeanene Carifi, brother Bill Edmonds, grandchildren Steven Hadrych III and Lexi Hadrych.


Robert loved the Los Angeles County Sherifs Department and the men and women that serve. Thank you to the Los Angeles County Sherrif's Department, a true class act during a difficult time - Today, we were deeply saddened to hear former LASD Undersheriff Robert Allen Edmonds passed away. He was "recruited" to the Department by a Lennox Station Detective when Edmonds, an Assistant Manager for Safeway at the time, went to report bad checks received.


He became a Deputy after graduating from class #87 in 1961. Throughout his career, Robert steadily rose up through the ranks as a Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, Commander, Assistant Sheriff and ultimately, Undersheriff in 1987. Robert Allen Edmonds worked during the Watts Riots, the Cerritos air crash, the 1984 Olympics, and several other large scale incidents. He was known for bolstering the Sheriff's Department explorer program, operations planning for large scale disasters and events, as well as overseeing the department's transition from paper logs to the first digitized computer system.


After 32 years in the Sheriff's Department, Undersheriff Robert Allen Edmonds retired in 1994. He was a true leader who inspired and motivated others to strive for the best when serving the community. The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department has suffered a great loss and he will be greatly missed

April is Parkinson's Awareness Month & in lieu of flowers, the family is asking that you make a donation in Robert's name to one of the following Parkinson's Foundations:

The Michael J. Fox Foundation
https://www.michaeljfox.org/donate/parkinsons-awareness-month?smcid=bg-a1b1R00000AELPJ&gclid=1c3ec530ebcd1aa0b63ea7522d33105d&gclsrc=3p.ds&msclkid=1c3ec530ebcd1aa0b63ea7522d33105d&fbclid=IwAR08Vaedq353doN0IYOY8OK1DdDUosEM4ZG0x2USUh2NnNcFQNCLTxz5uU0

Parkinson's Foundation
https://secure3.convio.net/prkorg/site/Donation2?10243.donation=form1&df_id=10243&mfc_pref=T&fbclid=IwAR0LkhxA0JcyES-2k0Za-hJdGRvp-xtNxnKORzwUt6YwwlDEhILIl-9snDs