2026 SESSION
INTRODUCED
26109606D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 396
Offered March 11, 2026
Commending Thomas M. Woody.
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Patron—Wyatt
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WHEREAS, in February 2026, Thomas M. Woody of Mechanicsville retired as a lieutenant colonel with the Hanover County Sheriff's Office after nearly 40 years of service to the community as a law-enforcement officer; and
WHEREAS, after graduating at the top of his class from the Rappahannock Regional Criminal Justice Academy, Thomas Woody began his long and distinguished tenure with the Hanover County Sheriff's Office on March 1, 1987, as a patrol deputy; and
WHEREAS, over the course of his 39-year career, Thomas Woody rose through the ranks and held leadership roles in the Patrol Division, Investigative Division, Street Crimes Unit, and the Training and Personnel Unit; and