Georgia Honors Fallen Law Enforcement Personnel at Public Safety Memorial Ceremony
Press Release May 17, 2021
FORSYTH, GA. — The Georgia Public Safety Memorial Committee, the Board of Public Safety, the Georgia Public Safety Training Center, and keynote speaker Governor Brian P. Kemp will recognize and honor law enforcement personnel who have died while on duty at the annual Georgia Public Safety Memorial Ceremony at 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 18, 2021.
The Georgia Public Safety Memorial Wall honors public safety professionals from all disciplines including law enforcement, fire services, emergency medical services, corrections, prosecutors and other professionals who have lost their lives while on duty in Georgia. The names of the fallen are added to Georgia’s Public Safety Memorial Wall, which was established in 1997 to recognize the dedication and the ultimate sacrifice made by these brave men and women. The Georgia Fallen Firefighters Memorial Ceremony is held annually in October.
The Honorees for 2019:
Joshua B. Ryer Jr. Glascock Co. Sheriff’s Office EOW: January 29, 2019
Spencer A. Englett Forsyth Co. Sheriff’s Office EOW: April 4, 2019
Kelvin B. Ansari Sr. Savannah Police Department EOW: May 11, 2019
Michaela E. Smith Murray Co. Sheriff’s Office EOW: July 3, 2019
Nicolas Blane Dixon Hall Co. Sheriff’s Office EOW: July 8, 2019
James J. Biello Atlanta Police Department EOW: July 28, 2019
Cecil D. Ridley Richmond Co. Sheriff’s Office EOW: November 19, 2019
The Honorees for 2020:
Sheldon G. Whiteman Long Co. Sheriff’s Office EOW: January 23, 2020
Kenterrous D. Taylor Bibb Co. Sheriff’s Office EOW: March 18, 2020
Christopher E. Ewing Smyrna Police Department EOW: April 21, 2020
James M. Cornacchia Georgia Tech Police Dept. EOW: June 1, 2020
Steven A. Minor Rockdale Co. Sheriff’s Office EOW: June 24, 2020
William R. Garner Franklin Co. Sheriff’s Office EOW: July 19, 2020
Brian McNair Hall Co. Sheriff’s Office EOW: July 20, 2020
- Dale Allen Athens-Clarke Co. Probation EOW: August 4, 2020
Philip Kraverotis Effingham Co. Sheriff’s Office EOW: August 6, 2020
Stephen BCW Dutton Harris Co. Sheriff’s Office EOW: August 14, 2020
Anthony C. McGrew US Dept. of Justice – US Marshals EOW: August 15, 2020
Stanley C. Elrod GA Dept. of Natural Resources EOW: September 3, 2020
Charles E. Norton Richmond Co. Sheriff’s Office EOW: September 20, 2020
Kenny B. Ingram Fulton Co. Sheriff’s Office EOW: September 29, 2020
Anthony L. White Fulton Co. Sheriff’s Office EOW: September 29, 2020
Avery D. Hillman Crisp Co. Sheriff’s Office EOW: October 31, 2020
Philip Street Walker Co. Sheriff’s Office EOW: November 27, 2020
Jane Ash Effingham Co. Sheriff’s Office EOW: December 16, 2020
Patrick D. Snook Henry Co. Police Department EOW: December 27, 2020
Previous year’s public safety professionals that have given their lives in service to the state of Georgia:
William Jefferson Dorsey Hall County Sheriff’s Office End of Watch Feb. 26, 1920
William Jackson Orr Dawson County Sheriff’s Office End of Watch July 7, 1924
Kathy A. Cox Gordon County Sheriff’s Office End of Watch Aug. 21, 2008
Previous years’ public safety professionals that have given their lives in service to the State of Georgia:
James Edward Morton GA Dept. of Natural Resources EOW: December 13, 1928
Christopher J. Smith US Secret Service – Atl. Office EOW: December 27, 2007
David James LeValley FBI – Atlanta Office EOW: May 26, 2018
WHAT: Georgia Pubic Safety Memorial Ceremony
WHEN: Tuesday, May 18 beginning at 2:00 p.m.
WHERE: The Georgia Public Safety Training Center, Forsyth, GA