Detective Randolph Holder – NYPD: Badge 9657, Last Watch: 10.20.15 – By Dr. Dhanpaul Narine

They stood in the rain, a sea of hats and coats and all with one purpose. It was to pay respects to a police officer that was gunned down in the prime of his life.

The thousands of police officers and members of the public took strength from the showers as they paid their respects to this hero of New York.

Police Officer Detective Randolph Holder was a hero long before he gave his life for his adopted country. As a child he was obedient and respectful. He had seen members of his family as police officers. His grandfather and his father Randolph Holder (Sr.) were police officers in Guyana and they helped to inculcate that old-fashioned discipline in the young man. In Guyana the police is viewed generally with respect and in many cases is an extension of the discipline practiced in the home.  

Randolph went to school in Guyana where he acquired his early education and from all accounts he was a studious young man. He grew up with a healthy regard for others. In Guyana’s multicultural society Randolph was able to mix freely with all around him. He could have chosen any profession but his heart was set on being a police officer. He wanted to walk in the footsteps of his grandfather and father.

Read more: PROFILE – Detective Randolph Holder – By Dr. Dhanpaul Narine