Rodney W. Carr, 64, of Liverpool passed away at home on Friday, March 11, 2011. Rod started out in radio where he worked for many years before television where he joined NEWS Channel 9 as Anchorman. In 1970 he was hired by the DeWitt Police Dept. and in 1971 transferred to the Syracuse Police Dept., retiring in 1993. He joined the Village of Phoenix Police Dept., in 2004 and became Chief of that department in 2006 where he presently was working. Rod was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed his 2 furry kids, Sophie and Hannah.

Survivors: His wife of 29 years, Margaret M. (Kraus) Carr of Liverpool, his sons; Bill Carr of Cortland, Jon (Apryl) Carr of Rome, NY and Christopher (Missy) Baechle of N. Syracuse; his daughter, Amy L. Baechle of Syracuse; his mother-in-law, Mary Kraus of Utica; 6 grandchildren.

Services: 1:00pm Saturday, March 19, 2011 at Word of Life Assembly of God, 12 E. Oneida St., Baldwinsville with Rev. David Dyke from Church of the Nazarene, Syracuse, officiating.

Contributions: In lieu of flowers, donations to Concerns of Police Survivors (WWW.NationalCops.org).