Senate Resolution 414
By: Senators Kennedy of the 18th and Walker III of the 20th
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the life and memory of Deputy Daryl Wayne Smallwood and dedicating a bridge
in his memory; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, Deputy Daryl Wayne Smallwood served as a guardian of this nation's freedom
and liberty as a member of the United States Marine Corps, embodying the Marine values
of honor, courage, and commitment; and
WHEREAS, Deputy Smallwood was highly regarded by the citizens of his community and
state and by local government officials as a person of unquestioned integrity and dedication
to the sound principles of law enforcement; and
WHEREAS, he began his career in law enforcement with the Dooly County Sheriff's Office,
where he served with professionalism and honor for eight years, and he later served with the
Crisp County Sheriff's Office and the Peach County Sheriff's Office; and
WHEREAS, Deputy Smallwood's life was tragically cut short in November of 2016, when
he took on gunfire while responding to a neighbor dispute call; and
WHEREAS, he was a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation
for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness, and by the example he made of his life, he
made this world a better place in which to live; and
WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished
Georgian be appropriately recognized by dedicating a bridge in his memory.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the bridge on State Route 247 over Interstate 75 in Peach
County is dedicated as the Deputy Daryl Smallwood Memorial Bridge.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and
directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Deputy Daryl Smallwood
Memorial Bridge.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the family of
Deputy Daryl Wayne Smallwood and to the Department of Transportation.