PEORIA — With hymn and prayer, the community laid George Shadid to rest Wednesday.

The former police officer, sheriff and state senator was remembered for his kindness, his honesty and his humor at a morning funeral Mass at St. Sharbel Catholic Church.

His son, James Shadid, chief judge for the Central District of Illinois, remembered a father who always put family first.

"He could die without regret because he lived his life doing his best," his son said.

Quoting retired Peoria Police Chief John Stenson, who the elder Shadid helped recruit onto the police force, the younger Shadid summed up his father's legacy thusly:

"The Lord didn't shortchange George Shadid, and George Shadid didn't shortchange the Lord."

This story will be updated.