Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

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4	4	SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 441
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12	12	A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Lieutenant James
13	13	Smallwood of the Metro Nashville Police
14	14	Department.
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16	16	WHEREAS, our nation was conceived by individuals who were willing to sacrifice their
17	17	personal concerns to ensure the public's safety and welfare, and the Volunteer State is
18	18	especially proud to be the home of so many valiant men and women who have performed
19	19	above and beyond the call of duty in service of public safety; and
20	20	WHEREAS, thousands of Tennesseans have continued the time-honored tradition of
21	21	service in law enforcement, dedicating their time and efforts to aiding those in emergency
22	22	situations and apprehending those who have broken the law; and
23	23	WHEREAS, Lieutenant James Smallwood of the Metro Nashville Police Department is
24	24	one such courageous law enforcement professional, who has epitomized the highest ideals of
25	25	public service and contributed greatly to the safety of the citizens of Metro Nashville and
26	26	Davidson County; and
27	27	WHEREAS, graduating from Start High School in Toledo, Ohio, in 2002, Lieutenant
28	28	Smallwood joined the Metro Nashville Police Department in 2010 and has served in such
29	29	multifarious roles as the patrol and flex unit as an officer, the criminal investigations unit as a
30	30	detective, the strategic development division, and in the East precinct as a patrol district
31	31	sergeant; he currently serves as the lieutenant over the aviation unit; and
32	32	WHEREAS, Lieutenant Smallwood is also an esteemed member of the Fraternal Order
33	33	of Police (FOP), joining in 2010, and as a respected leader among his peers, he served as the
34	34	Nashville FOP Andrew Jackson Lodge #5 President and Andrew Jackson Police Youth Camp
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39	39	President from 2016 to 2024, in addition to serving as the National FOP Treasurer from 2016 to
40	40	the present; and
41	41	WHEREAS, putting himself into the service of his fellow officers, Lieutenant Smallwood
42	42	acted as the volunteer chaplain and peer supporter in the Metro Nashville Police Department's
43	43	wellness unit and helped to form the next generation of law enforcement as an adjunct instructor
44	44	with the department's training academy for traffic stop and reality-based training; and
45	45	WHEREAS, Lieutenant Smallwood has been nationally recognized for his supernal
46	46	qualities in policing, serving as a member of President Donald Trump's Commission on Law
47	47	Enforcement and Administration of Justice, and Governor Bill Lee's 2020 Law Enforcement
48	48	Task Force; and
49	49	WHEREAS, apart from his work as an officer, Lieutenant Smallwood cherishes his
50	50	beloved wife of twenty years, Cristina, and enjoys as many moments as he can with his
51	51	children, Cooper and Avery; and
52	52	WHEREAS, Lieutenant Smallwood has displayed the spirit and commitment to family
53	53	and community that are characteristic of a true Tennessean; and
54	54	WHEREAS, we find it appropriate to acknowledge and applaud Lieutenant James
55	55	Smallwood for his dedication to law enforcement and the citizens of this State; now, therefore,
56	56	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
57	57	GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF
58	58	REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we honor and commend Lieutenant James
59	59	Smallwood of the Metro Nashville Police Department for his meritorious service to the citizens of
60	60	Nashville, Davidson County, and the State of Tennessee and extend to him our best wishes for
61	61	every future success.
62	62	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
63	63	for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
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68	68	the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
69	69	without House or Senate designation.