CARMICHAEL, CA (MPG) - Carmichael resident, Retired Undersheriff Bert Seymour, has, at age 96, completed a book of reminiscences about his 29+ years serving the people of Ventura County in the Sheriff’s Department.  The book explains why he has entitled it Cow County Lawman.

Wondering what to do after having returned from serving in Europe in WWII, he answered an ad in the local paper for a fingerprint technician for the Sheriff’s Department. He liked the idea of riding a horse in the Sheriff’s posse like he had seen in parades when he was growing up in Ventura. He soon found out that deputies don’t ride in the parades, wealthy ranchers ride in the posse. However, he became the first deputy hired after The War.

Humor is one of his primary reasons for writing.  “In this time of dire news and upsetting events, I would like to offer a light touch,” he says of his approach.  He believes that young people will enjoy learning what it was like in the ‘50s and those old enough to remember will get a chuckle. He and his wife of 70 years, Nancy, still love these stories. 

The Seymours moved to Sacramento in 1992 after Bert’s second retirement to be nearer their three children.  In May of 2018 they moved into Atria Senior Independent Living in Carmichael.