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4	4	SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 149
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12	12	A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Mark Gwyn.
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14	14	WHEREAS, the members of this General Assembly were greatly saddened to learn of
15	15	the passing of Mark Gwyn, the former director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI);
16	16	and
17	17	WHEREAS, Mark Gwyn was an exemplary public servant and consummate professional
18	18	who worked assiduously to improve the quality of life for his fellow citizens in numerous
19	19	capacities; and
20	20	WHEREAS, Mark Gwyn provided exemplary leadership to the State's primary criminal
21	21	investigative agency for fourteen years before taking his much-deserved retirement in 2018; and
22	22	WHEREAS, Mr. Gwyn dedicated his career to making the TBI a proactive law
23	23	enforcement agency and led the fight against some of the most serious and heinous crimes in
24	24	Tennessee, including human trafficking, meth production, gang violence, cybercrimes targeting
25	25	children, and domestic terrorism; and
26	26	WHEREAS, Director Gwyn expertly managed the TBI's high-profile programs, including
27	27	the TBI Top Ten Most Wanted, the AMBER Alert program, the statewide Sex Offender Registry,
28	28	and the Tennessee Dangerous Drugs Task Force; the Fusion Center, a law enforcement
29	29	intelligence-sharing unit; and the State's three forensic crime labs, which conducted more than
30	30	413,000 tests on approximately 90,000 pieces of evidence annually; and
31	31	WHEREAS, he also coordinated the gathering, analysis, and dissemination of State and
32	32	local criminal justice statistics through the annual publication of Crime in Tennessee and
33	33	prioritized continuing education by conducting specialized training for more than 8,500 law
34	34	enforcement personnel in Tennessee annually; and
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39	39	WHEREAS, Director Mark Gwyn was a former member of the IACP Narcotics and
40	40	Dangerous Drugs Committee and served as president for the board of directors of the
41	41	Association of State Criminal Investigative Agencies; and
42	42	WHEREAS, he was a graduate of the Tennessee Law Enforcement Command College,
43	43	Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, the FBI National Academy, the
44	44	thirty-third session of the FBI's National Executive Institute, and the FBI's Leadership in
45	45	Counter-Terrorism Program; he also received extensive terrorism training from the Israeli
46	46	National Police; and
47	47	WHEREAS, appointed by Governor Bill Haslam to his third six-year term as director of
48	48	the TBI in 2016, Mark Gwyn began his illustrious career in law enforcement as a patrol officer in
49	49	his hometown of McMinnville; and
50	50	WHEREAS, he joined the TBI in 1988 and quickly rose through the ranks, first serving
51	51	as an agent, then as executive officer of the Forensic Services Division, and finally as director of
52	52	the State law enforcement agency, which employs more than 550 people statewide, half of
53	53	whom are commissioned officers; and
54	54	WHEREAS, Mark Gwyn leaves behind an indelible legacy of integrity and probity in
55	55	public life, compassion and loyalty in private life, and diligence and dedication in all his chosen
56	56	endeavors; and
57	57	WHEREAS, it is fitting that the members of this General Assembly should remember the
58	58	bountiful life of this exceptional public servant and human being; now, therefore,
59	59	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
60	60	GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF
61	61	REPRESENTATIVES CON CURRING, that we honor the memory of Mark Gwyn, reflecting
62	62	fondly upon his impeccable character and his stalwart commitment to living the examined life
63	63	with courage and conviction.
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68	68	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we extend our deepest condolences to the family
69	69	and friends of Director Gwyn.
70	70	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
71	71	for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
72	72	the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
73	73	without House or Senate designation.