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4	4	SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 156
5	5	By Massey
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8	8	SJR0156
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12	12	A RESOLUTION to recognize Johnnie Sharp, Jr., on the occasion
13	13	of his retirement.
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15	15	WHEREAS, our nation was conceived by individuals who were willing to sacrifice their
16	16	personal concerns to ensure the public safety and welfare, and the Volunteer State is especially
17	17	proud to be the home of so many valiant individuals; and
18	18	WHEREAS, one such person is Johnnie Sharp, Jr., who took his much-deserved
19	19	retirement from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on January 31, 2025; and
20	20	WHEREAS, in August 2022, FBI Director Christopher Wray named Johnnie Sharp, Jr.,
21	21	as the Assistant Director of the IT Infrastructure Division at the FBI's campus in Huntsville,
22	22	Alabama; he most recently served as special agent in charge of the Birmingham Field Office in
23	23	Alabama; and
24	24	WHEREAS, Mr. Sharp is the first person to hold an Assistant Director position in
25	25	Huntsville, where the FBI is locating some of its technical and specialized training activities; and
26	26	WHEREAS, Johnnie Sharp, Jr., joined the FBI as a special agent in 1998 and was
27	27	assigned to the Pittsburgh Field Office to investigate counterintelligence and counterterrorism
28	28	matters; he also served as a firearms instructor and on the SWAT Team; and
29	29	WHEREAS, in 2005, he was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent and transferred to
30	30	one of the International Terrorism sections in the Counterterrorism Division at FBI Headquarters
31	31	in Washington, D.C.; and
32	32	WHEREAS, in 2008, Mr. Sharp was named a Squad Supervisor of the
33	33	Counterintelligence, Cyber, and Technical programs in the Jackson Field Office in Mississippi;
34	34	and
35	35	WHEREAS, he served for several months as the FBI's Deputy On-scene Commander in
36	36	Iraq in 2009, in which position he was responsible for leading counterterrorism operations; and
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41	41	WHEREAS, after returning to Mississippi, Johnnie Sharp, Jr., was promoted in 2013 to
42	42	Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Jackson Field Office's National Security Branch, where
43	43	he managed the Cyber, Counterintelligence, Counterterrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction,
44	44	Crisis Management, and Technical programs; and
45	45	WHEREAS, Mr. Sharp was promoted to Section Chief of the Technical Surveillance
46	46	Section in the Operational Technology Division at Headquarters in 2015; as Section Chief, he
47	47	provided management over eight technical units responsible for evidence and intelligence
48	48	collection capabilities; and
49	49	WHEREAS, during his estimable career, Johnnie Sharp, Jr., served temporary FBI
50	50	assignments in London, Cairo, New Delhi, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; he was selected to serve
51	51	as the Special Agent in Charge of the Birmingham Field Office in Alabama in 2017; and
52	52	WHEREAS, Mr. Sharp holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee; prior
53	53	to beginning his distinguished tenure with the FBI, he served as a deputy sheriff and police
54	54	officer in Knoxville; and
55	55	WHEREAS, Johnnie Sharp, Jr., epitomizes the spirit and commitment that are
56	56	characteristic of a true Tennessean, and his professionalism and dedication to public service
57	57	are evident to all who know him; and
58	58	WHEREAS, we find it appropriate to recognize and applaud Mr. Sharp for his dedication
59	59	to our nation and the State of Tennessee and its citizens; now, therefore,
60	60	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HU NDRED FOURTEENTH
61	61	GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF
62	62	REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we honor and commend Johnnie Sharp, Jr., on the
63	63	occasion of his retirement from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, thank him for his
64	64	meritorious service, and extend to him our heartfelt wishes for a happy and fulfilling retirement
65	65	and every continued success in his future endeavors.
66	66	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
67	67	for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
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72	72	the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
73	73	without House or Senate designation.