CLEARWATER – Pinellas County Schools Superintendent Kevin Hendrick and Interim Police Chief Ben McBride announce the death of Pinellas County Schools Police Sergeant Greg Graff.
On July 30, 2025, Sergeant Greg Graff died at approximately 4:14 p.m. after suffering from a medical emergency. Sergeant Graff was on duty at Clearwater High School, located at 1951 Gulf to Bay Boulevard, after participating in the Active Assailant Exercise earlier in the day. Sergeant Graff was participating in additional indoor classroom training when he collapsed and was transported to the hospital. He was pronounced deceased shortly after.
Sergeant Graff was 61 years old and worked for Pinellas County Schools Police for 7 years. He previously served at the City of Douglasville Police Department in Georgia for 29 years. Sergeant Graff is survived by his wife, three children, and six grandchildren.
On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, Pinellas County Schools Police, Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Clearwater Police Department, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office motorcycles, and various other law enforcement officers will travel to Countryside Christian Church beginning at 7:30 a.m.
The motorcade will start at Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, located at 701 East Tarpon Avenue in Tarpon Springs. They will travel eastbound on Tarpon Avenue, southbound on East Lake Road/McMullen Booth Road, to Countryside Christian Church, located at 1850 McMullen Booth Road.
Expect intermittent traffic delays between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m.