Thomas Rowry Jr.

In the small town of Union Point, Georgia, a routine arrest turned into a tragedy that would forever mark the community. On May 16, 1979, Patrolman Thomas Rowry Jr., a dedicated officer with the Union Point Police Department, was tragically shot and killed inside the very building meant to represent law and order, the City Hall. The male officer's life was cut short while he was assisting a fellow officer in locking up a suspect who had been arrested for drunk driving.

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SGT Thomas Rowry Jr. (1952-1979) - monumento Find a Grave