Robert William "Rob" England Jr.

Rob was born in Jackson on April 2, 1980, to Barbara and Bob England of Madison. He is survived by his parents; his brothers, Zach England of Brandon, and Chris England (Nancy) of Grenada; several nieces and nephews; his aunts, Libby Phillips (John) of Tulsa, OK, and Linda Crowder (Larry) of Mobile.

He is also survived by his cousins, Emile Meyer of Ardmore, OK, Preston Phillips, of Jackson, Alisa Andrews (Gary) of Gulf Shores, Lindsay England Smoak (Karleigh) of St. Petersburg and Jeremy England of Austin.

He is survived by his special love, Jill Moran of Slidell.

He is predeceased by his adoring grandparents Flo and Howard Stover of Madison and Jane and Negley England of Jackson.

Rob was a larger than life, funny, and compassionate man. He was a “collector of people” and had many friends. Once you became part of his circle, he loved you forever. He was an avid Mississippi State Bulldogs supporter and had frequent, lively conversations with his younger brother about sports.

Rob received an associate degree in business from Southwest Community College. He also attended the University of Southern Mississippi, where he graduated with honors, receiving a BS degree in Criminal Justice and Forensics. He was honored to have received an internship with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics his junior year. While at USM Rob started his career as a dispatcher with the USM Police Department. Following graduation, Rob attended the Police Academy and returned to USM as an police officer.

Rob served as a police officer in Purvis, MS. Prior to that he had worked in several small communities around Hattiesburg as an officer. Rob loved small town work because he could get to know the people and be a part of the community. Professionally he was a member of LEAPS, a peer support group for law enforcement professionals. He was passionate about caring for his brothers and sisters in blue.

Our family has been overwhelmed by the tremendous outpouring of love for our son and support for us. We will be forever grateful.

Because we are a first responder family, we would appreciate memorial contributions to First Responders of Mississippi, Attn: Rob England, Memorial, 758 Rankin Rd., Canton, MS 39046. You may also contribute at their website, placing Rob England Memorial in the memo. www.firstrespondersofms.com.