HR 72 Summary

• Mourns the death of Lieutenant Richard Glenn Woods, age 48, and honors his 20-year law enforcement career.

• Recognizes Lieutenant Woods' service with the Pell City Police Department and Riverside Police Department in Alabama, including his work as a narcotics sergeant and certifications in SWAT, Field Training, K-9 handling, and DEA methamphetamine lab cleanup.

• Documents his educational achievements including graduation from Fayetteville High School, Central Alabama Community College (EMT License), UAB School of Medicine (Paramedic License), and Shelton State Fire Academy.

• Lists his surviving family members: wife Susan Woods, sons Richard Cody Woods and Jacob Cecil Woods, father J.C. Woods, and siblings; notes he was preceded in death by his mother Betty Jo Woods and sister Wanda Black.

• Acknowledges his numerous honors including Officer of the Year Award, Roy Davis Memorial Award, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Officer of the Year Award, and expresses the House's gratitude for his service to the state.