Douglas Wayne Book

Douglas W. Book, age 58 of Forest City, died Friday, January 13, 2006 at his home in Forest City. Funeral service will be Friday, January 20, 2006 at 10:00 AM at the Hansen Fieldhouse in Forest City. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 PM Thursday, January 19 at the funeral home and an hour before the service at the fieldhouse. Burial will be at Madison Township Cemetery in Forest City.





Douglas Wayne Book was born in Forest City, Iowa on November 3, 1947, the son of Olaf and Ellen (Homes) Book. He grew up in Forest City and graduated from Forest City High School in 1965. He attended Waldorf College before being hired as a full-time patrolman in 1968. He graduated from the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy in January 1969 and took a leave of absence from the department in 1972 to complete his bachelorís degree at Northeast Missouri State University.





On Dec. 3, 1973, the Forest City Council voted to hire Book as its police chief, replacing retiring chief Harvey Hosier. Less than a month later, he was sworn in to a job he would never leave.





In addition to heading up the North Central Narcotics Task Force for the past ten years, Doug, at various times in his career, served as the chairman of the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Board, was president of the Iowa Association of Chiefs of Police and Peace Officers, a member of the Juvenile Justice Advisory Council, the Narcotic Enforcement Council, the Drug Abuse Prevention & Violent Crime Council, the Drug Abuse Prevention and Education Council, the Public Safety Committee of the Governorís Commission on Down-Sizing State Government, and worked with the Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Team for Emergency Personnel that helped New York City police officers deal with issues in the aftermath of the 9-11 terrorist attacks.





He held Instructor ratings in the following: Law Enforcement Firearms, Chemical Munitions, Rifle, Striking Instruments, and DARE. He previously taught Law Enforcement classes at Waldorf College and was a guest instructor at the Basic Recruit Class of the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy.





Doug is remembered as a dedicated professional who cared deeply for his fellow officers and his community.





He is survived by his father, Olaf Book of Forest City, his uncles: Albert and Dell Book of Forest City, Harold Book of Fertile, Bud Homes of Oregon, Bob Homes of Arizona and Harold Reese of Colo, Iowa, a aunt, Violet Charlson of Red Wing, Minnesota, many cousins and a host of friends. He was preceded in death by his mother Ellen Book, two aunts and four uncles.





In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be directed to the Douglas W. Book Memorial Fund, to be used as scholarships for law enforcement students.