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OFF ICER                                                                         OFF ICER
 RUBEN                                                                            JOHNNY


 HAGINS                                                                           WHITTLE





 Officer Ruben Hagins served in the Marshal’s Office                              Officer  Johnny  Whittle  served  in  the  Marshal’s
 from November of 2015 until he was suddenly taken                                Office from April of 2013 until he passed in July of
 from us in November of 2020. Officer Hagins was a                                2020. However, Officer Whittle’s law enforcement
 retired Captain for the United States Army. He spent                             service to Augusta-Richmond County dates back
 his life in service of others. He joined the Security                            to  1972.  He  became  a  staple  of  the  Richmond
 Division  as  a  Control  Room  Operator  to  be  our                            County  Sheriff’s  Office  until  he  retired  as  a
 eyes searching out threats and monitoring access                                 Lieutenant in 2013. Still having a heart for service,
 control  throughout  our  judicial  and  municipal                               a love for being amongst his brothers and sisters
 campuses.  Officer  Hagins  had  a  kind  spirit  and  a                         in  blue,  and  a  commitment  to  keeping  people
 contagious smile that was infectious to all who had                              safe,  he  joined  the  Security  Division  Screening
 the opportunity to be around him. We take comfort                                Operation  at  the  Augusta  Judicial  Center.  There
 in  knowing  that  he  is  still  watching  over  us  all.                       was not a day he worked where he didn’t take the
                                                                                  time  to  speak  to  people  as  if  he’d  known  them
                                                                                  his whole life and bring a smile to their faces. He
                                                                                  was a dedicated officer and a good friend to us all.
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