November 5, 2015
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TONY LANE: 1942-2015
A final farewell to the chief By Chris Rotar crotar@colorado communitymedia.com Fishing bonded the lawman and his family. The summers were made for it. It could be tough to keep pace with Tony Lane, though, when it came to reeling them in. Lane’s oldest son, Joe, remembers joking with the family about that after a recent trip to Eleven Mile Reservoir. “He was catching all the fish and we were netting them,” he said. Tony Lane had long been bat-
tling cancer, but this past summer, he was “like the normal dad,” the son said. Catching fish, taking photographs, spending time with his wife of 50 years, Lynne, and their six children and 10 grandchildren — that’s largely how the former police chief of Castle Rock enjoyed retirement before his death Oct. 28. He was 73. “He was an incredible father,” Joe Lane said. “He was a best friend to all of his kids.” Lane served more than 45 years — the final 24 as Castle Rock’s police chief — in law enforcement. He retired in 2011.
“One of the things I like to say is he helped people out and kept people out of trouble way more than he did enforce the law,” Joe Lane said. The lawman John Anderson, a commander with the Castle Rock Police Department, was on the force when Lane arrived. He would be named captain under Lane, serving as second in command. “I learned so much from Tony,” Anderson said. “Tony was not only my chief and mentor, Lane continues on Page 7
Former Castle Rock Police Chief Tony Lane, who retired in 2011 after 45 years in law enforcement, died Oct. 28 at the age of 73. File photo
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Flying on the stage: Castle View students put on production of ‘Beauty and the Beast’. See Page 14
Even 2016 presidential hopefuls made an appearance at the event. The Force was strong with the TabakaGriffith family as they walked the streets of downtown Castle Rock the afternoon of Oct. 30.
Yoda, Donald Trump, Maleficent and Clark Kent were just a few of the characters strolling the streets of downtown Castle Rock on Oct. 30 at the town’s Trick or Treat Street event. The event, which featured costume contests, focused on safe trick or treating for families.
PHOTOS BY SHANNA FORTIER
Soccer: Douglas County and Cherry Creek square off in state playoffs. See Page 22
COMING NEXT WEEK Colorado Community Media helps honor the men and women of the United States military with a special package of stories and photos.
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