06 LC 36
0353
Senate
Resolution 1369
By:
Senators Heath of the 31st, Cagle of the 49th, Kemp of the 46th and Stephens of
the 27th
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
Larry Guy Hembree; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the citizens of the City of Bremen were very fortunate to have their police
department led for 32 years by one of the finest law enforcement officers in the
state, Chief Larry Guy Hembree; and
WHEREAS,
he was hired on September 7, 1971, as a patrol officer for the Bremen Police
Department and soon thereafter on April 1, 1973, was appointed as Chief of
Police, a position in which he served until March 31, 2005; and
WHEREAS,
Larry Guy Hembree has long been recognized by the citizens of the City of Bremen
for the vital leadership role he played for more than three decades in
maintaining their safety and welfare; and
WHEREAS,
in his many outstanding years as Chief of Police he built a legacy founded on
protecting the citizens of his community which included distinguished
achievements and innovations such as building the department from ten employees
to 21 employees, implementing a Criminal Investigation Division, and starting
the Haralson County 911 system; and
WHEREAS,
he was the first Chief of Police to place an officer on the Tallapoosa Judicial
Circuit Drug Task Force, on which he also served, and he worked diligently with
city officials to construct and secure funding for the City of Bremen Police
Department firing range now known as the Larry G. Hembree Firing Range;
and
WHEREAS,
due to the efforts of Chief Hembree, the Bremen Police Department was the first
in Haralson County to have and operate a GCIC/NCIC computer terminal;
and
WHEREAS,
during the course of his 34 years as a law enforcement officer for the City of
Bremen, Chief Hembree courageously strived to protect his fellow Georgians, and
it is abundantly fitting and proper that his extraordinary service be
appropriately recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body join in
commending Larry Guy Hembree for his outstanding service and leadership and
thank him for his invaluable and unparalleled contributions to public safety in
Georgia.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Larry Guy Hembree.