MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Family, friends and fellow law enforcement officers gathered Thursday to honor the life and legacy of former Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran, remembering a man they said dedicated nearly five decades to serving Mobile County.
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Those who worked closely with Cochran said his greatest legacy wasn’t the titles he held but the people he mentored.
“I was young in my career when Sam hired me, and I don’t know what he saw in me. He took a risk hiring me,” said former public information officer Kate Carver.
Carver said that opportunity helped shape her career, something she said she will always be grateful for…