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I don't know how I know this or where I heard about it, but a last call is something a dispatcher does at a LEO's funeral. The dispatcher calls the officer once. (No response.) Twice. (No response.) Three times, and then give a final sign-off.
There are lots of examples of last calls on YouTube if you do a search on "last call funeral." Each one seems to be a little bit different, varying in the number of times the officer is called, and in what the exact sign-off is.
Here's the article that mentions it at Suzanne's funeral.
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If it isn't to difficult to explain, what exactly is a last call? I've never heard the term in that context before.
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There are lots of examples of last calls on YouTube if you do a search on "last call funeral." Each one seems to be a little bit different, varying in the number of times the officer is called, and in what the exact sign-off is.
Here's the article that mentions it at Suzanne's funeral.
It just really hit me when I read about it.
ETA: In fact, Suzanne's last call is on YouTube.
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