His colleagues bear the casket of Hancock County sheriff's Deputy Luke Gross out of the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Gross was an 18-year veteran of the sheriff’s office.
Hancock County sheriff's deputies accompany the casket of Deputy Luke Gross out of the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor during Thursday's memorial service.
The cruiser of Hancock County Sheriff's Deputy Luke Gross sits in front of family, friends and fellow law enforcement officers during a memorial service for Gross at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Thursday.
Hancock County Sheriff Scott Kane points upward after finishing talking about Hancock County sheriff's Deputy Luke Gross during a memorial service at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Thursday.
Ryan Gross, with his mother, Lauren, and sister Alissa behind him, talks about his father, Deputy Luke Gross, as a dad who was always willing to drop what he was doing to play a game, and who possessed a world-class bearhug.
A Maine State Police trooper salutes the casket of Hancock County sheriff's Deputy Luke Gross.
Hancock County sheriff's deputies walk the casket of Deputy Luke Gross out of the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Gross was remembered for his kindness and empathy, and his fondness for jokes.
Hancock County Sheriff Scott Kane presents the flag that covered the casket of Deputy Luke Gross to his widow, Lauren, during a memorial service at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Thursday.
Hancock County sheriff's deputies accompany the hearse containing the casket of Deputy Luke Gross through the parking lot of the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.
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