Chod Trout just thought his final day as a full-time police officer would quietly pass by.

Instead, his fellow Kingfi sher Police Department officers and staff gathered to wish Trout well Monday on his final day with the department.

Complete with a butter pecan cake prepared by Tina Throne, the officers and KPD staff celebrated Trout, who has been with the department since 2009.

“I was surprised by that,” said Trout, who is a senior sergeant. “I didn’t expect them to do anything for me.”

Since joining the force, Trout has served as a field training officer, a sergeant and volunteered for duties such as spreading the awareness of the dangers of online predators to local youth.

During Monday afternoon’s gathering, officers shared stories, many with a common theme: Trout was always a good teacher and was always willing to help everyone around him.

Known to pass down his knowledge from his years of experience on the force, several to his fellow officers even refer to him as their “work dad.”

As for the future, Trout isn’t fully gone from the KPD. He’ll stay on as a reserve officer.

He also has two local businesses, a fitness center and a lawn spraying service.

“I need to focus on my businesses,” he said. “There are people out there who trust me to work on their yards.”

But there’s more to it, Trout said.

“I’ve just been having some internal discussions with myself and everything I’ve come across, God was just telling me to step away…like he was saying ‘I have something better for you.’

“So I’m letting God guide my feet and do whatever needs to be done.”