A crowded municipal meeting in August is never a sure thing, but in Ship Bottom, Police Sgt. Ron Holloway’s retirement was bound to draw a crowd. On Aug. 25, chairs were filled, the walls lined shoulder-to-shoulder with well-wishers and the municipal meeting room heavy with emotion as the community gathered to mark the end of a 25-year career that made him far more than a police officer.

“It is truly an honor to stand before you tonight to recognize someone who has spent the past 25 years doing something…