2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 188
Commending Thomas M. Woody.
Agreed to by the Senate, March 10, 2026
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 12, 2026
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
WHEREAS, in 2020, Thomas Woody achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel and began serving as chief of staff to the sheriff of Hanover County; and
WHEREAS, to better serve the public, Thomas Woody completed the Institute for Leadership in Changing Times at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and the Professional Executive Leadership School at the University of Richmond, as well as additional training in advanced supervision and incident management; and