KPD honors “Back up Bob,” Education Foundation sets up Police Academy Scholarship Fund, community can participate

KPD and the Kissimmee community are mourning the loss of a friend and beloved community member, Robert “Back-Up Bob” Tarr.

Robert “Back Up Bob” Tarr passed away peacefully on Monday, May 16, 2022.

Bob was born in Brooklyn, New York the son of George Edward and Margaret M. Schandel Tarr and moved to Kissimmee in the 1980’s.

Bob is survived by his wife: Veronica Martinez of Kissimmee, his Kissimmee family at Greenleaf A.L.F., the Kissimmee Police Department and a host of friends he made while living in Kissimmee.

The Osceola Education Foundation has set up a scholarship to send students to the Police Academy in his honor.

Simply click on the QR code in this article to donate,  or go here, then select your donation amount and frequency of the donation. Under “Apply my Donation To,” click “In Memory Of,” followed by “Honor”  under “Honor or remember someone with your gift,” and then type in “Robert Back-Up Bob Tarr.”