TIFTON – Terrell Lee "Terry" Adams, 38, of Ty Ty, died Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at First Assembly of God in Tifton with the Rev. Eddie Hutcheson and the Rev. Craig Nalls officiating. Burial will follow at Oakridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Albritton-Beaumont Funeral Directors. Tucker Wilcox, Jay Klug, and officers from the Tifton Police Department will serve as pallbearers. The Tifton Police Department, all law enforcement and public safety agencies and City of Tifton officials and staff will serve as honorary pallbearers. Officer Adams was born Nov. 9, 1970, in Tonawanda, N.Y., to Ralph Carlton Adams and Nell England Adams, both deceased. Officer Adams had lived most of his life in Tifton, where he was a traffic officer with the Tifton Police Department. He enjoyed bowling and fishing, was a devoted husband and family man and was a Christian.Officer Adams is survived by his wife, Melissa C. Adams of Ty Ty; three daughters, Chelsey Adams, Alex Adams and Terrace Adams, all of Nashville; one brother and one sister-in-law, Bob and Judy Adams of Jacksonville, Fla.; four sisters and three brothers-in-law, Linda and Chuck Dibble of Monroeton, Pa., Debi and John Tyson of Tifton, Pam and Ricky Grubbs of Bainbridge, and Sondra Adams of Pewaukee, Wisc.; his best friend, Jay Klug of Tifton; his friend and business partner, Thomas "Tucker" Wilcox of Tifton; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.You may sign the registry at Albritton-Beaumont Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.
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Adams was on way to aid fellow officer
By Angie Thompson, Senior Reporter
TIFTON — A Tifton Police officer killed on his patrol motorcycle Wednesday was on his way to assist a school resource officer when the wreck occurred near the intersection of Tift Avenue and Potts Road. The driver of the truck that collided with Adams' motorcycle remains hospitalized.
Radio communications between E-911 dispatchers and officers indicated that Adams had been dispatched to assist a school resource officer at Sixth Street Academy with an incident.
The Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team of the Georgia State Patrol is continuing to investigate the wreck between Adams' patrol motorcycle and a pickup truck driven by Shawn McCaffity. McCaffity remains in fair condition at Tift Regional Medical Center and a passenger in the truck, Clint Maddox, was treated and released according to a hospital spokesman.
Adams' funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at First Assembly of God in Tifton. Burial will follow at Oakridge Cemetery.
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Officer's death leaves city employees reeling
TIFTON — City of Tifton employees are still reeling from the news of the death of police officer Terry Adams following a wreck between his patrol motorcycle and a truck at noon Wednesday at the intersection of Potts Road and Tift Avenue.
"Terry was very dedicated to his job," said Tifton Police Chief Jim Smith. "We are all a family here and the thing about it is, his primary job was to keep accidents from happening."
Smith and other city employees were at the main fire station eating lunch when they heard over the speaker system that there had been a wreck with injuries in front of the Tift Avenue Dairy Queen. Smith and several others left and went to the scene. After city employees got the news that Adams had been seriously injuried, Tift City Council member Roosevelt Russell included prayers for Adams in his prayer to bless the food.
Adams, 38, was a seven-year veteran of the Tifton Police Department. He served as a motorcycle officer with the department's traffic division for two years.
"I knew Terry and he was one of Tifton's finest," said Tifton Mayor Jamie Cater. "We wish all of his family at the city and his extended family the best. This was a big hit."
According to a press release from the TPD, Adams was riding the patrol motorcycle south on Tift Avenue when the motorcycle collided with a truck. Adams was responding to another officer's call for assistance. The driver of the truck and a passenger in the truck were transported to Tift Regional Medical Center for injuries. The Georgia State Patrol's Tifton Post 13 is investigating the wreck and no further information was available late Wednesday afternoon. Troopers and other officers stayed at the scene until late Wednesday.
Numerous uniformed officers and criminal investigators with the TPD, employees of the court system and employees in other city departments gathered at the scene of the wreck Wednesday. Some of them helped direct traffic away from the area. Some of them stayed at the scene for hours after the wreck. Others went to Tift Regional Medical Center and stayed there hoping the news would be better.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to Officer Adams' family and friends during this tragedy," the press release stated.
Funeral arrangements for Adams are incomplete and will be announced by Albritton-Beaumont Funeral Directors.
To contact senior reporter Angie Thompson, call 382-4321.
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Adams was on way to aid fellow officer
By Angie Thompson, Senior Reporter
TIFTON — A Tifton Police officer killed on his patrol motorcycle Wednesday was on his way to assist a school resource officer when the wreck occurred near the intersection of Tift Avenue and Potts Road. The driver of the truck that collided with Adams' motorcycle remains hospitalized.
Radio communications between E-911 dispatchers and officers indicated that Adams had been dispatched to assist a school resource officer at Sixth Street Academy with an incident.
The Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team of the Georgia State Patrol is continuing to investigate the wreck between Adams' patrol motorcycle and a pickup truck driven by Shawn McCaffity. McCaffity remains in fair condition at Tift Regional Medical Center and a passenger in the truck, Clint Maddox, was treated and released according to a hospital spokesman.
Adams' funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at First Assembly of God in Tifton. Burial will follow at Oakridge Cemetery.
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Officer's death leaves city employees reeling
TIFTON — City of Tifton employees are still reeling from the news of the death of police officer Terry Adams following a wreck between his patrol motorcycle and a truck at noon Wednesday at the intersection of Potts Road and Tift Avenue.
"Terry was very dedicated to his job," said Tifton Police Chief Jim Smith. "We are all a family here and the thing about it is, his primary job was to keep accidents from happening."
Smith and other city employees were at the main fire station eating lunch when they heard over the speaker system that there had been a wreck with injuries in front of the Tift Avenue Dairy Queen. Smith and several others left and went to the scene. After city employees got the news that Adams had been seriously injuried, Tift City Council member Roosevelt Russell included prayers for Adams in his prayer to bless the food.
Adams, 38, was a seven-year veteran of the Tifton Police Department. He served as a motorcycle officer with the department's traffic division for two years.
"I knew Terry and he was one of Tifton's finest," said Tifton Mayor Jamie Cater. "We wish all of his family at the city and his extended family the best. This was a big hit."
According to a press release from the TPD, Adams was riding the patrol motorcycle south on Tift Avenue when the motorcycle collided with a truck. Adams was responding to another officer's call for assistance. The driver of the truck and a passenger in the truck were transported to Tift Regional Medical Center for injuries. The Georgia State Patrol's Tifton Post 13 is investigating the wreck and no further information was available late Wednesday afternoon. Troopers and other officers stayed at the scene until late Wednesday.
Numerous uniformed officers and criminal investigators with the TPD, employees of the court system and employees in other city departments gathered at the scene of the wreck Wednesday. Some of them helped direct traffic away from the area. Some of them stayed at the scene for hours after the wreck. Others went to Tift Regional Medical Center and stayed there hoping the news would be better.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to Officer Adams' family and friends during this tragedy," the press release stated.
Funeral arrangements for Adams are incomplete and will be announced by Albritton-Beaumont Funeral Directors.
To contact senior reporter Angie Thompson, call 382-4321.
TIFTON – Terrell Lee "Terry" Adams, 38, of Ty Ty, died Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at First Assembly of God in Tifton with the Rev. Eddie Hutcheson and the Rev. Craig Nalls officiating. Burial will follow at Oakridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Albritton-Beaumont Funeral Directors. Tucker Wilcox, Jay Klug, and officers from the Tifton Police Department will serve as pallbearers. The Tifton Police Department, all law enforcement and public safety agencies and City of Tifton officials and staff will serve as honorary pallbearers. Officer Adams was born Nov. 9, 1970, in Tonawanda, N.Y., to Ralph Carlton Adams and Nell England Adams, both deceased. Officer Adams had lived most of his life in Tifton, where he was a traffic officer with the Tifton Police Department. He enjoyed bowling and fishing, was a devoted husband and family man and was a Christian.Officer Adams is survived by his wife, Melissa C. Adams of Ty Ty; three daughters, Chelsey Adams, Alex Adams and Terrace Adams, all of Nashville; one brother and one sister-in-law, Bob and Judy Adams of Jacksonville, Fla.; four sisters and three brothers-in-law, Linda and Chuck Dibble of Monroeton, Pa., Debi and John Tyson of Tifton, Pam and Ricky Grubbs of Bainbridge, and Sondra Adams of Pewaukee, Wisc.; his best friend, Jay Klug of Tifton; his friend and business partner, Thomas "Tucker" Wilcox of Tifton; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.You may sign the registry at Albritton-Beaumont Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.
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Adams was on way to aid fellow officer
By Angie Thompson, Senior Reporter
TIFTON — A Tifton Police officer killed on his patrol motorcycle Wednesday was on his way to assist a school resource officer when the wreck occurred near the intersection of Tift Avenue and Potts Road. The driver of the truck that collided with Adams' motorcycle remains hospitalized.
Radio communications between E-911 dispatchers and officers indicated that Adams had been dispatched to assist a school resource officer at Sixth Street Academy with an incident.
The Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team of the Georgia State Patrol is continuing to investigate the wreck between Adams' patrol motorcycle and a pickup truck driven by Shawn McCaffity. McCaffity remains in fair condition at Tift Regional Medical Center and a passenger in the truck, Clint Maddox, was treated and released according to a hospital spokesman.
Adams' funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at First Assembly of God in Tifton. Burial will follow at Oakridge Cemetery.
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Officer's death leaves city employees reeling
TIFTON — City of Tifton employees are still reeling from the news of the death of police officer Terry Adams following a wreck between his patrol motorcycle and a truck at noon Wednesday at the intersection of Potts Road and Tift Avenue.
"Terry was very dedicated to his job," said Tifton Police Chief Jim Smith. "We are all a family here and the thing about it is, his primary job was to keep accidents from happening."
Smith and other city employees were at the main fire station eating lunch when they heard over the speaker system that there had been a wreck with injuries in front of the Tift Avenue Dairy Queen. Smith and several others left and went to the scene. After city employees got the news that Adams had been seriously injuried, Tift City Council member Roosevelt Russell included prayers for Adams in his prayer to bless the food.
Adams, 38, was a seven-year veteran of the Tifton Police Department. He served as a motorcycle officer with the department's traffic division for two years.
"I knew Terry and he was one of Tifton's finest," said Tifton Mayor Jamie Cater. "We wish all of his family at the city and his extended family the best. This was a big hit."
According to a press release from the TPD, Adams was riding the patrol motorcycle south on Tift Avenue when the motorcycle collided with a truck. Adams was responding to another officer's call for assistance. The driver of the truck and a passenger in the truck were transported to Tift Regional Medical Center for injuries. The Georgia State Patrol's Tifton Post 13 is investigating the wreck and no further information was available late Wednesday afternoon. Troopers and other officers stayed at the scene until late Wednesday.
Numerous uniformed officers and criminal investigators with the TPD, employees of the court system and employees in other city departments gathered at the scene of the wreck Wednesday. Some of them helped direct traffic away from the area. Some of them stayed at the scene for hours after the wreck. Others went to Tift Regional Medical Center and stayed there hoping the news would be better.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to Officer Adams' family and friends during this tragedy," the press release stated.
Funeral arrangements for Adams are incomplete and will be announced by Albritton-Beaumont Funeral Directors.
To contact senior reporter Angie Thompson, call 382-4321.
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Adams was on way to aid fellow officer
By Angie Thompson, Senior Reporter
TIFTON — A Tifton Police officer killed on his patrol motorcycle Wednesday was on his way to assist a school resource officer when the wreck occurred near the intersection of Tift Avenue and Potts Road. The driver of the truck that collided with Adams' motorcycle remains hospitalized.
Radio communications between E-911 dispatchers and officers indicated that Adams had been dispatched to assist a school resource officer at Sixth Street Academy with an incident.
The Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team of the Georgia State Patrol is continuing to investigate the wreck between Adams' patrol motorcycle and a pickup truck driven by Shawn McCaffity. McCaffity remains in fair condition at Tift Regional Medical Center and a passenger in the truck, Clint Maddox, was treated and released according to a hospital spokesman.
Adams' funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at First Assembly of God in Tifton. Burial will follow at Oakridge Cemetery.
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Officer's death leaves city employees reeling
TIFTON — City of Tifton employees are still reeling from the news of the death of police officer Terry Adams following a wreck between his patrol motorcycle and a truck at noon Wednesday at the intersection of Potts Road and Tift Avenue.
"Terry was very dedicated to his job," said Tifton Police Chief Jim Smith. "We are all a family here and the thing about it is, his primary job was to keep accidents from happening."
Smith and other city employees were at the main fire station eating lunch when they heard over the speaker system that there had been a wreck with injuries in front of the Tift Avenue Dairy Queen. Smith and several others left and went to the scene. After city employees got the news that Adams had been seriously injuried, Tift City Council member Roosevelt Russell included prayers for Adams in his prayer to bless the food.
Adams, 38, was a seven-year veteran of the Tifton Police Department. He served as a motorcycle officer with the department's traffic division for two years.
"I knew Terry and he was one of Tifton's finest," said Tifton Mayor Jamie Cater. "We wish all of his family at the city and his extended family the best. This was a big hit."
According to a press release from the TPD, Adams was riding the patrol motorcycle south on Tift Avenue when the motorcycle collided with a truck. Adams was responding to another officer's call for assistance. The driver of the truck and a passenger in the truck were transported to Tift Regional Medical Center for injuries. The Georgia State Patrol's Tifton Post 13 is investigating the wreck and no further information was available late Wednesday afternoon. Troopers and other officers stayed at the scene until late Wednesday.
Numerous uniformed officers and criminal investigators with the TPD, employees of the court system and employees in other city departments gathered at the scene of the wreck Wednesday. Some of them helped direct traffic away from the area. Some of them stayed at the scene for hours after the wreck. Others went to Tift Regional Medical Center and stayed there hoping the news would be better.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to Officer Adams' family and friends during this tragedy," the press release stated.
Funeral arrangements for Adams are incomplete and will be announced by Albritton-Beaumont Funeral Directors.
To contact senior reporter Angie Thompson, call 382-4321.
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