HJR212 Summary

• House Joint Resolution mourning the death of Charles "Jerry" Crabtree, a Franklin County Sheriff's Investigator in Tennessee, who died on January 29, 2010, at age 76 while on duty.

• Mr. Crabtree had a distinguished law enforcement career spanning over 50 years, including service with the Huntsville Police Department (1957-1964), as sheriff of Madison County, and at Arnold Air Force Base (1978-1998).

• He was a graduate of the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia and served as a Law Enforcement Instructor for the State of Alabama through The University of Alabama (1964-1966).

• He is survived by his wife of 56 years Nina Green Crabtree, two children, one brother, 10 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.

• The Alabama Legislature recorded his death with deep sadness and offered this resolution in tribute to his life of achievement and service.