Paul F. O'Leary

Rochester, NH- Col. Paul F. O'Leary, (Ret) NHSP passed away peacefully Sunday Jan. 7, 2018 at Frisbie Memorial Hospital with his loving family by his side. He was born June 3, 1928 in Dorchester, MA., the Neponset section of Boston, the son of the late Daniel J. and Mary K. (Finnegan) O'Leary. Paul was a graduate of Brewster Academy, Class of 1949. He proudly served in the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Marines during WWII and the Korean War. Colonel O'Leary began his law enforcement career with the Wolfeboro Police Department and in 1953 he was appointed to the N.H. State Police.  He is a 1964 graduate of the 74th session of the F.B.I. National Police Academy. He organized and directed the State Police Training Academy in 1966, which was the forerunner and model for the present-day Police Training Academy. He has attended the Traffic Institute of the University of Maryland and numerous other law enforcement associated programs at various institutions. During his 32-year career with the State Police,...