Last Official Act: My Retirement Dinner
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06/27/22 06:12 PM
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My wife, sons, colleagues, and friends planned and organized a retirement dinner for me that was held last Saturday evening. About 150 people came out to share this special evening with me and my family. The Sheriff awarded me my patrol rifle that the county purchased for me more than 15 years ago. My former Captain and the State of Ga awarded me my service weapon. My former work unit officers that I've supervised gathered my career badges, pins, patches, and a shirt and had an outstanding shadow box made. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation awarded me with an appreciation certificate for service to their agency. I am humbled and got a bit choked up that evening with all the comments and "war" stories from fellow LE and friends. It was a fantastic, but bittersweet event. I'm sure gonna miss working with those guys! Thought I'd share this with y'all here on Tman. Now, got 2 beaver jobs to start on later this week.....
Last edited by Swamp Wolf; 06/27/22 09:59 PM.
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Re: Last Official Act: My Retirement Dinner
[Re: Wanna Be]
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06/27/22 06:24 PM
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Thank you for your service to our State. Congrats and it looks like they sent you off with honors. Enjoy your retirement and get to trapping and posting!!! Thank you WB!!
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Re: Last Official Act: My Retirement Dinner
[Re: DaveP]
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06/27/22 06:24 PM
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Nice!
I've been retired 6 months, still get up at 0500. But now I do.what I want to do!
I don't miss the job, much, but do.miss some of the folks I worked with.
Enjoy, you've earned it! Thank you DaveP!
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Re: Last Official Act: My Retirement Dinner
[Re: Swamp Wolf]
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06/27/22 06:35 PM
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Re: Last Official Act: My Retirement Dinner
[Re: Swamp Wolf]
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06/27/22 08:02 PM
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Congrats Swamp Wolf, Enjoy every minute & thanks for your contributions to wildlife.
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Re: Last Official Act: My Retirement Dinner
[Re: Swamp Wolf]
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06/27/22 08:18 PM
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Congrats Swampy. You only worked there since 96?
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Re: Last Official Act: My Retirement Dinner
[Re: mississippiposse]
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06/27/22 08:38 PM
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Congrats Swamp Wolf, Enjoy every minute & thanks for your contributions to wildlife. THANKS!!! It has been a great climb to the top of this mountain!
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Re: Last Official Act: My Retirement Dinner
[Re: Savell]
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06/27/22 08:39 PM
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Congratulations... I guess lol Thank you! I guess....lol No, really...Thank you Savell!
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Re: Last Official Act: My Retirement Dinner
[Re: Boco]
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06/27/22 08:39 PM
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Congrats Swampy. You only worked there since 96? Yes....26 yrs 5 months. 29 yrs 7 months credible state service.
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Re: Last Official Act: My Retirement Dinner
[Re: danny clifton]
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06/27/22 08:44 PM
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very nice. I am jealous. Told my boss I was thinking about retiring and he gave me a raise to stay. I am going to show him this and tell him I want guns too I hear ya Danny! My arsenal has increased by 3 long guns and 1 handgun in the past several days. I was awarded a Henry .22 lever action by the NWTF a couple weeks ago and the state allowed me to purchase the Rem 870 magnum 12 ga (with rifle sights) that Ive carried for my entire career for only $209....so I did! Ive been blessed 4 sure!
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Re: Last Official Act: My Retirement Dinner
[Re: trapdog1]
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06/27/22 08:49 PM
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That's very cool! Gotta be nice to know all those folks think enough of you to do all that. Yes trapdog1.......Im blessed to have met a lot of great people (both law enforcement and citizens) along the way. Ive always treated people like I would like to be treated...its the only way I've known and what Ive tried to instill in my officers. I barely made it thru listening to these folks speak at the dinner about me. To say I was humbled doesn't quite explain it. Folks there got to watch a grown man cry....a few times thruout the evening.
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