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2017 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 54
BY SENATOR ERDEY
CONDOLENCES. Expresses condolences upon the death of East Baton Rouge Parish
Sheriff's Office Sergeant Shawn Thomas Anderson who was killed in the line of duty.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To express the sincere condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the
3 passing of Sergeant Shawn Thomas Anderson of the East Baton Rouge Parish
4 Sheriff's Office in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and also to commend a life well-spent
5 in service to his community, state, and nation.
6 WHEREAS, condolences are hereby extended to the family, friends, and fellowship
7 of law enforcement personnel who loved and admired Shawn Thomas Anderson for his
8 dedication to professional excellence and for the Christian values that he upheld; and
9 WHEREAS, Sergeant Anderson was a kind and honorable man of great courage, a
10 public servant of the highest caliber, who was among those first-responders, those chosen
11 few who unselfishly place themselves in harm's way to assure the safety of others, the
12 preservation of the peace, and the enforcement of the law; and
13 WHEREAS, on March 18, 2017, Sergeant Shawn Anderson succumbed to injuries
14 encountered in the line of duty and departed this life at the age of forty-three; even so, his
15 legacy of twenty years of exemplary public service to the people of the parish of East Baton
16 Rouge and state of Louisiana who he had served so well, shall remain forever in their
17 memories; and
18 WHEREAS, a 1992 graduate of Baker High School, Shawn was a student-athlete
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1 who excelled in baseball; and
2 WHEREAS, Shawn Anderson bravely served his country in the United States Army
3 as a specialist in ordnance and rocket artillery assigned to Multiple Launch Rocket Systems
4 at the Fort Sill Army Post in Oklahoma; and
5 WHEREAS, Sergeant Anderson shall be remembered as a motivator who shared his
6 expertise with his co-workers, placing particular emphasis on the credo of "to protect and
7 serve"; he was always "on the job," twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week, and
8 well-respected by his peers; and
9 WHEREAS, Sergeant Anderson began his service with the Sheriff's Office at the
10 East Baton Rouge Parish Prison and went on to serve in various divisions that included
11 Narcotics, Emergency Services Unit, Maritime Response, Canine Unit, and as an elite
12 member of the SWAT team for eleven years; and
13 WHEREAS, he worked Uniform Patrol with his fellow deputies at the Burbank,
14 Scotlandville, and Kleinpeter substations; and
15 WHEREAS, during his tenure at the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, he received
16 recognition for meritorious service that included a Life Saving Award in 2010, emergency
17 delivery of an infant in 2016, and service of more than sixty high-risk arrest warrants in
18 2013; and
19 WHEREAS, a resident of Walker, Louisiana; Shawn Anderson was an avid sports
20 fan who enjoyed following LSU Tiger football and the Dallas Cowboys; as an attentive
21 husband and father, Shawn experienced immense pride watching his children compete in
22 sports activities; and
23 WHEREAS, at his funeral Sergeant Shawn Thomas Anderson was honored on behalf
24 of a grateful nation with an honor guard of fellow officers and a processional of brothers and
25 sisters of The Thin Blue Line who paid homage to their fallen comrade and escorted him to
26 his final resting place at Shiloh Baptist Church in Pine Grove; and
27 WHEREAS, preceded in death by his father, Jack Anderson, Shawn is survived by
28 his loving wife Becky Davis Anderson, and their two children, Delaney Grace and Breland
29 Thomas; his mother Carol Anderson Bergeron, brother Jackie Anderson and wife, Stefanie;
30 his brothers Dustin Martin and Bruce Anderson; his sisters Debbie Anderson, Paula Ledford,
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1 Renee Anderson, and Kristin Martin, along with extended family and countless friends; and
2 WHEREAS, to his comrades-in-arms, Sergeant Shawn Anderson is now 10-7; he is
3 at the End of Watch; and he has gone to his heavenly home to be at peace with his Lord and
4 under the eternal protection of St. Michael, patron saint of law enforcement and The Thin
5 Blue Line.
6 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
7 does hereby extend sincere condolences to the family, friends, and fellow law enforcement
8 officers of Sergeant Shawn Thomas Anderson of the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's
9 Office, who died in the line of duty on March 18, 2017.
10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana does
11 hereby note the dedication of Sergeant Shawn Thomas Anderson to the noble calling of law
12 enforcement, his character and humanity, and his sacrifice, and to make evident the enduring
13 appreciation and gratitude of the people of East Baton Rouge Parish, the state of Louisiana,
14 and the nation.
15 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to his
16 widow, Becky Anderson.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Susan P. Montague.
DIGEST
SR 54 Original 2017 Regular Session Erdey
Expresses condolences upon the death of Sergeant Shawn Anderson of the East Baton Rouge
Parish Sheriff's Office.
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