Bill Text: VA SR4014 | 2019 | 1st Special Session | Enrolled


Bill Title: Commending Steve Dempsey.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-07-09 - Bill text as passed Senate (SR4014ER) [SR4014 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2019-SR4014-Enrolled.html

SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 4014
Commending Steve Dempsey.

 

Agreed to by the Senate, July 9, 2019

 

WHEREAS, Steve Dempsey will retire as sheriff of King George County in December 2019, after a distinguished career in public service as a law-enforcement officer for 39 years; and

WHEREAS, Steve Dempsey is a long-time King George County resident from a long line of public servants; he graduated from King George High School, earned a degree in police science from Germanna Community College, and served his country as a member of the Virginia National Guard from 1972 to 1978; and

WHEREAS, Steve Dempsey started with the King George County Sheriff's Office in 1980 and was promoted to sergeant four years later; he reached the rank of captain in 1988 and major in 2009 and has held the position of sheriff since January 1, 2011; and

WHEREAS, at every step along his professional career, Steve Dempsey has engaged in educational and professional training, building his skills at the Rappahannock Criminal Justice Academy, Metropolitan Police K-9 Academy, the FBI National Academy, and the DEA's Drug Unit Commander Academy, leading to a wide breadth of law-enforcement knowledge; and

WHEREAS, in his duties as sheriff, Steve Dempsey has led an entire department of sworn deputies, animal control officers, communications officers, and administrative staff, providing a wide range of law-enforcement services for the public, including criminal and narcotics investigations, court security, a special response team, K-9 services, school resource officers, rescue services, and traffic services; and

WHEREAS, Steve Dempsey gives back to his community as a deacon and Sunday school teacher at Spotswood Baptist Church; he also contributes to his profession as a state-certified law-enforcement instructor and as the current president of the 8,900-member Virginia Sheriffs' Association; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That Steve Dempsey hereby be commended for his lifetime of public service as a law-enforcement officer; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Steve Dempsey as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's respect and gratitude for his service to the citizens of the Commonwealth.

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