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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 45
By Keisling
HJR0045
001574
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A RESOLUTION to recognize Assistant Chief Andy Lewallen of
the Oneida Police Department and Scott County
Sheriff's Office on the occasion of his retirement.
WHEREAS, it is appropriate that the members of this General Assembly should honor
those citizens who have performed with uncommon devotion and enthusiasm throughout their
careers in law enforcement; and
WHEREAS, Assistant Chief Andy Lewallen is one such estimable individual, who has
devoted his life to the preservation of law and order and the protection of his fellow citizens; and
WHEREAS, after forty-eight years of distinguished service to the Oneida Police
Department and Scott County Sheriff's Office, Assistant Chief Lewallen recently took a much-
deserved retirement, having dedicated himself to the highest tenets of public service and law
enforcement throughout his career; and
WHEREAS, Assistant Chief Lewallen is an active and important part of his community
and profession, participating in numerous worthy organizations and lending his support to many
civic endeavors; and
WHEREAS, during his retirement party, he was honored by friends and family, with 911
dispatch completing his last call over the radio, thus ending the career he began in 1976; and
WHEREAS, Assistant Chief Lewallen has performed his duties with professionalism and
integrity, helping his fellow citizens in any way that he could and proving himself time and again
to be a tremendous asset to Oneida and Scott County; and
WHEREAS, Assistant Chief Lewallen exemplifies the spirit and allegiance to community
that are characteristic of a true Tennessean; and
WHEREAS, throughout his estimable career, Assistant Chief Lewallen demonstrated the
utmost ability and honor, winning the sincere respect and admiration of his colleagues and the
citizens of Oneida and Scott County; now, therefore,
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
CONCURRING, that we honor and commend Assistant Chief Andy Lewallen on his exemplary
career with the Oneida Police Department and Scott County Sheriff's Office and extend to him
our best wishes for much continued success and happiness in his retirement.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
without House or Senate designation.