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Ex-Stark sheriff J. Babe Stearn dies in Canton: Retired lawman remembered for tireless work with children.
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Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH)
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January 12, 2007
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Byline: Bill Lilley
Jan. 12--CANTON -- J. Babe Stearn spent the majority of his professional life as a law enforcement officer, first as a patrolman and a lieutenant in the Canton Police Department and later as the Stark County sheriff.
But the legacy of the man, who died early Thursday morning at 92, will be through children, not criminals. "I knew Babe for more than 50 years and while I know Babe loved being a policeman, his greatest love was children," said Ralph McCauley, a former director of the J. Babe Stearn Community Center. "I first met Babe as an 11-year-old kid in about 1952. He was a huge influence on my life as well as the lives of many thousands of ...