Mr. Frederick "Rod" Rodriker Murdock

Life' s Reflections

Mr. Frederick "Rod" Murdock was born October 29, 1965, to the late Ralph Niles and Patina

Murdock. He transitioned to his heavenly home on August 17, 2022.

Rod attended Chatham Central High School. He participated in sports where he excelled and

earned the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in track/field and football. He graduated from

Chatham Central High School. For a short period, Rod played football with a semi-professional

team in Durham, North Carolina. He attended Central Carolina Community College and earned

his Associate Degree in Industrial Maintenance. Rod’s passion for welding began when he was

employed by Precision Steel & Welding Company in Siler City.

He was then led to study law enforcement where he completed the Basic Law Enforcement

Training (BLET). After completing his training, he joined the Sanford Police Department as a patrol

officer in 1996. He then worked for the Greensboro Police Department. In 2004, he accepted

a contract position as a civilian police officer serving as a mentor and advisor for the United Nations

in Kosovo. Upon returning from Kosovo, Rod returned with the Sanford Police Department #

106, moving up ranks as a senior officer and trainer. In 2013, he began serving as a reserved police

officer with the UNC Police Department.

After 25 years of service in law enforcement, Rod retired in January 2021, from the Sanford Police

Department. He was actively involved in his community and served on the board of trustee at

Centennial A.M.E. Zion Church in Bear Creek. He loved to entertain and cook for his friends and

family and was known as the “grillmaster”. Rod had a servant’s heart with many talents and

trades; welding, electrical, automotive and lawn moving. He enjoyed cooking, grilling, riding his

motorcycle with his buddies and spending time with his family. He used his time generously

welding grills, wiring buildings and moving lawns for others. Rod became a father to Anthony

McDougald and on November 25, 2006, he married Aretha Crutchfield and to this union, they had

a daughter, Rachel.

Rod is survived by his wife, Aretha Murdock; two children, Anthony and Rachel; a sister, who he

shared a special bond, Pamela Jones (Darrell); two uncles (father-like) Frederick Murdock (Delma),

Tim Mauldin (Sherry); eight aunts, Barbara McQueen (Ed Alston) ,Elaine Marsh, Joan

Cheek (Winfred), Cynthia Brooks (Larry), Shirley Emerson (Alfonzo), Sandra Mauldin, Lisa

Mauldin, Hattie Marsh; eleven in-laws and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and a wealth of

friends.

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