Tennessee SR 8001: Memorials, Death - Trooper Aaron Rumford -

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SENATE RESOLUTION 8001
By Pody

SR8001
009757
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A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Trooper Aaron Rumford
of the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

WHEREAS, the members of this legislative body were greatly saddened to learn of the
untimely passing of Trooper Aaron Rumford of the Tennessee Highway Patrol; and
WHEREAS, Trooper Aaron Rumford was a brave and dedicated law enforcement officer
who worked assiduously to improve the quality of life for his fellow citizens in numerous
capacities; and
WHEREAS, born in Nashville and raised in White Bluff, Trooper Aaron Rumford was a
graduate of Creek Wood High School and attended Freed-Hardeman University; he discovered
his passion for law enforcement while serving an internship with the Tennessee Highway Patrol;
and
WHEREAS, Aaron Rumford joined the Tennessee Highway Patrol in 2015 and was
assigned to the Nashville District in Wilson County until 2018, when he was selected for a
position in the Executive Protection Unit; and
WHEREAS, Trooper Aaron Rumford was always ready to assist any citizen in a time of
need and would routinely go above and beyond to ensure that he was serving, securing, and
protecting the citizens of this State; and
WHEREAS, Trooper Rumford performed his appointed duties in an admirable manner
that distinguished him as a credit to both his community and his profession; the State of
Tennessee was undoubtedly made a better and safer place as a result of his service; and
WHEREAS, he was also deeply devoted to his family, and he always endeavored to
remain true to family values of the highest order; and

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WHEREAS, Trooper Rumford enjoyed the love and support of his mother, DeAnn
Nicholson (Marty Pryor); his father, Charles (Misty) Rumford; his brother, Justin (Kari) Rumford;
his grandmother, Beverly Crunk; and his nieces, Akyna Rochelle and Graycei Vanderpool; and
WHEREAS, Trooper Aaron Rumford leaves behind an indelible legacy of integrity,
probity, and valor in his public life as a law enforcement officer, compassion and loyalty in his
private life, and dedication in all his chosen endeavors; and
WHEREAS, we wish to pay tribute to the memory of this exceptional police officer and
human being; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, that we honor the memory of Trooper Aaron
Rumford of the Tennessee Highway Patrol. We express our sympathy and offer our deepest
condolences to the family of Trooper Rumford.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy.