08 LC 95
0911
House
Resolution 2120
By:
Representative Smith of the
168th
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
Sheriff Richard R. Foskey for his outstanding service to the State of Georgia
and Bacon County; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Sheriff Foskey has given outstanding service to the people of Georgia during his
over 37 years of dedicated employment as a law enforcement officer;
and
WHEREAS,
he was born in Adrian, Georgia, in Johnson County, on January 30, 1946, to his
proud parents, Clifford and Henrietta Foskey; and
WHEREAS,
he graduated from Patterson High School in 1965; and
WHEREAS,
he was married to Dorothy Boatright Foskey, who passed away on December 23,
1992, and he has a stepson from this marriage, Ray Eugene Carter, and two
wonderful granddaughters, Ashlei Aleigh Carter Sasser and Caroline Carter; and
WHEREAS,
he is presently married to Gina Greenway Foskey, the two of whom were wed in
1996; and
WHEREAS,
he began his law enforcement career in September, 1969, as a policeman with the
Alma Police Department; he went to work with the Georgia Department of
Corrections as a correction officer in 1974, and in 1978, he transferred to the
Georgia State Patrol where he worked until he retired in 2000; and
WHEREAS,
while with the Georgia State Patrol he became a certified firearms instructor
and general law enforcement instructor; and
WHEREAS,
Sheriff Foskey helped to train every Georgia State Patrol cadet from 1982 until
2000; and
WHEREAS,
he was named Officer of the Year for 1989-1990, and was the President of the
Exchange Club from 1995-1997; and
WHEREAS,
in January, 2001, Sheriff Foskey took the office of Sheriff of Bacon County,
where he has continued his work as a protector of the citizens of
Georgia.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that this body joins
together to commend Sheriff Richard R. Foskey for his outstanding service in
protecting the lives and property of the citizens of Georgia for over 37 years
and extend to him their best wishes for continued health and
happiness.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Sheriff
Richard R. Foskey.