Philip Gregory Ramer, 70, of Tallahassee, FL, retired Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) special agent and law enforcement instructor with the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) passed away unexpectedly on January 05, 2021.
Phil was born to Maxwell (d. 2017) and Faye Ramer of Panama City, FL,
where he was born and raised. He graduated from Rutherford High School (Class of ‘68) and received his degree in criminal justice from Florida State University (FSU) in Tallahassee, FL. He would go on to graduate from the FBI National Academy, the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute’s Senior Leadership Program, and Rollins College with a Master of Science in Criminology. While at FSU, he met and fell in love with his wife, Dee Gaiero. They were married in 1975 and had two sons, Greg and Jeff Ramer. Phil served more than 30 years of his law enforcement career with FDLE predominantly as the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Tampa Bay Region covering 18 counties in Southwest Florida and retired from FDLE in 2004 as the SAC of Statewide Intelligence. Shortly after retiring, Phil began working for IIR up until his death.
Phil was loved by law enforcement statewide and always had their interests first and foremost. He was a true professional and did tremendous work especially in the intelligence arena to improve policing in Florida. He will be remembered for his many advancements in intelligence systems statewide and nationally. Phil had a national reputation as an innovator in criminal intelligence, based upon his work at both IIR and also while at FDLE in the Office of Statewide Intelligence.
He was highly respected in the law enforcement community, working with the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global) Intelligence Working Group, the Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council, the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative (NSI), the Criminal Intelligence for the Chief Executive Program, the Intelligence Commanders Training Program, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Fusion Process Technical Assistance Program, the National Terrorism Evaluation and Reporting (NTER) program, and the National Criminal Intelligence Resource Center. Phil traveled the country for IIR and earned a reputation as a superior instructor who combined knowledge and practical experience in his training.
In addition to his many accomplishments in law enforcement, Phil was a son, brother, husband, father, and doting grandfather whose five grandchildren could bring an instant smile to his face. He enjoyed spending time with his family and traveling to unique locations in an effort to experience historical places around the South; oftentimes taking “the scenic route” to get to said locations! As a result of his many travels with IIR, Phil was proud of the fact that he was able to visit every state in the United States, often visiting a major league baseball game when he could.
Phil is survived by his wife of 45 years, Dee Ramer, of Tallahassee, FL; their two sons, Greg Ramer (Julie), Jeff Ramer (Tisha); five grandchildren Carson, Kegan, Tucker, Callie, and Savannah, all of Tampa, FL; two brothers, Clay Ramer (Martha), of Charlotte, NC and David Ramer, of Panama City, FL; and his mother, Faye Ramer, of Panama City, FL.
In response to Covid-19, Phil’s immediate family will hold an intimate time of celebration together. The family has requested any memorial donations be made to a charity of your choice in lieu of flowers.
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