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House Resolution 990
By: Representatives Dempsey of the 13
th
, Lumsden of the 12
th
, and Barton of the 5
th
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing and commending the 2025 Awards of Honor recipient, Dave Roberson; and for
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other purposes.2
WHEREAS, Dave comes from a family of public servants and he was recently re-elected to3
his second term as Sheriff of Floyd County, where he has 30 years of continuous service; and 4
WHEREAS, Dave is a certified jail officer, peace officer, general instructor and crisis5
intervention training instructor through the Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training6
Council; and 7
WHEREAS, Dave is a recipient of the 2022 Georgia Department of Community Supervision8
Public Stakeholder Award, a 2018 Greater Rome Convention and Visitors Bureau Superstar9
of Service, and the 2005 Field Services Deputy of the Year; and10
WHEREAS, Dave serves on the Board of Directors of Community Criminal Justice11
Foundation, Sexual Assault Center of NWGA, Harbor House Child Advocacy Center, Blood12
Assurance Rome, and Vital Grace; and13
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WHEREAS, Dave serves his community through his volunteerism with Rome, Georgia,
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Cares Disaster Relief Efforts, Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Challenger Baseball and15
Basketball Leagues, as well as the Special Olympics of Georgia; and16
WHEREAS, Dave is a member of the Coosa Valley Fraternal Order of Police, Walk to End17
Alzheimer's, Noon Optimist Club, Exchange Club of Rome, and an Advisory Board Member18
of NextDoor at Living Proof Recovery; and19
WHEREAS, Dave is a graduate of Leadership Rome Class of XXXVI, a past mentor for the20
Rome Middle School Habitudes Program, a Contestant 2017 Rome Celebrity Dance21
Challenge, and participates in the Floyd County Sheriff's Office Community Programs:22
Sheriff Santa, Santa for Seniors, and F.R.E.E.D.; anf 23
WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this24
remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.25
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that26
the members of this body recognize Dave Roberson for his outstanding dedication to the27
community, commend him as a recipient of the 2025 Heart of the Community Awards Honor28
Recipient, and extend the most sincere best wishes for continued success.29
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized30
and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Dave31
Roberson.32
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