IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Prescription Drug Abuse Summit
Note For Coroners:
New Supplemental Death Form Link:
Supplemental Death Form PDF File
2010-2011 Executive Board:
President,Honorable Jake Futch, Bulloch Co
1st Vice President, Honorable Sonny Wilson, Clarke Co
2nd Vice President, Honorable Kevin Roper, Pickens Co
Secretary, Honorable Danny Galpin, Houston Co.
Treasurer, Honorable Gary McElhenney, Putnam Co
Chaplain, Honorable Connie Kitchens, Glascock Co.
District Director @ Large, Honorable Mike Adams, Hart Co.
District One Director, Honorable Ricky Barrett, White Co
District Two Director, Mark Bowen, Deputy Coroner, Richmond Co
District Three Director, Honorable Jeff Cook, Troup Co
District Four Director, Honorable Rob Roberson, Charlton Co
District Five Director, Honorable Sam Brown, Thomas Co
AWARDS 2010:
Our annual awards were presented to the following people:
Leroy Simms Award was presented to the Honorable Grover Tuten, Richmond Co
Harry Pippins Award was presented to Dep. Coroner Mark Bowen, Richmond Co
A.R. King Award was presented to the Honorable Ted Bearden, Dawson Co.
TRAINING SCHEDULE 2011:
CLASSES:
HERE ARE THE UPCOMING CLASSES FOR 2011
No walk in's are allowed
(Remember that you must go on line and register for these classes.)
Feb. 9-11 Forsyth
Mar. 23-25 Savannah
Apr. 27-29 Forsyth
May 2-4 Rome
June 1-3 Forsyth
Please note: No one can register 90 days prior to a class.
You must register online at http://www.gpstc.org
Locations for Classes:
Albany: Wingate Inn, 2735 Dawson Rd. Albany, Ga. ph: 866-676-3088
Athens: GPSTC Regional Police Academy, 55 Beaverdam Rd. Athens,Ga. ph:706-369-6342
Rome : Holiday Inn Express, 35 Hobson Way Rome, Ga. ph:706-232-0021
Savannah: Inn at Ellis Square, 201 Bay St. Savannah, Ga. Ph:1-800-992-4023
Don't Miss The Fall Meeting:
September 17&18
Ramada Inn, 108 First St. Macon, Ga. 31201
ph: 478-746-1461
Registration begins at 09:00am both days with programs starting @ 10:00am
Guest speakers will be visiting on the 17th and the Fall Meeting on the 18th.
A message from outgoing President Vanita Hullander
The past year has went by so fast I can't believe my term as President has came and gone.
I want everyone to know how much I enjoyed the privilege of serving and appreciate those
who helped me so much during the year. There has been a lot of leadership examples that
came before me and there will be many more after. I can only hope
Honorable Jake Futch, President, has as good of a year as I had.
Our Association has grown by leaps and bounds showing a lot of fellowship with
willingness to work hard at propelling us into the future and taking our place
where some never knew we existed. There will always be goals to meet and I feel
assured we will get there with the dedication this Association has shown.
Please welcome the new Executive Board, I know they will do a good job.
The Fall Meeting went very well. There were a lot of attendee's and an abundance of
vendors thanks to Honorable Ralph Wilson. I wish everyone could have seen the new
trailer for the store. Honorable Gary McElhenney did good with specking the trailer
and lettering. Honorable Jake Futch arranged excellent speakers for our program.
Honorable Danny Galpin kept me in line with meeting minutes and as always
Honorable Connie Kitchens kept us humble with prayer. I want to send a special thanks
to Honorable Leon Jones for arranging the tables for our picnic and Honorable Harold Reece
for finding us a facility big enough to accommodate us and our vendors.
It took a lot of people to make our Fall Meeting a success but just being with the folks
that you have become to think of as family was a blessing in itself.
I just wish everyone could have tasted Gordy's BBQ. Don't worry,
I ate enough for those who couldn't make it.
Once again, thank you for allowing me the experience of serving as your President.
I look forward to all of the good things to come and seeing everyone at the Spring Meeting.
Vanita
By-Laws Changes
The By-laws committee approved the following changes
to the Constitution & By-laws of the Georgia Coroners Association.
The nominating committee for the association officers and
executive board members will consist of five (5) members,
the three (3) most immediate past presidents of the association
and the current serving 1st Vice President and the At- Large
Exectuive Director. The most immediate past president will
serve as chairman of the committee. The required minimum
number of committee members present to conduct nominations
shall be three (3).
The By-laws committee approved these additional changes
to the Constitution & By-laws of the Georgia Coroners Association.
Constitution: Section 3: Sub Section E:
The secretary shall receive a total of $400.00
upon approval of the Executive Committee for his (or her)
services as secretary. $200.00 payable at the
semi-annual meeting and $200.00 payable at the
annual meeting of the Association.
Constitution: Section 4: Sub Section E:
He or she shall receive a total of $400.00 upon
approval of the Executive Board Committee for services
as Treasurer. $200.00 payable at the semi – annual meeting
and $200.00 payable at the annual meeting of the Association.
ANNOUNCEMENT:
Gary McElhenney needs the following information:
Name__________________
County_______________________
How many years have you served as
Coroner________or Deputy Coroner_________?
He needs this information because we would
like to recognize years of service for the Coroner’s.
Every 4 years the Deputies get a pin for the years of service.
This is information that Gary needs to keep a record of every year.
You can e-mail Gary at putnamcoroner@netcommander.com
or fax the information to 706-485-0460.
Joe F. Mason, Jr. -MILLEDGEVILLE -
Joe F. Mason, Jr. age 71 went home to be with the Lord on Monday February 4, 2008.
Services will be held at 11:00 am Thursday at Liberty Baptist Church
with Rev. Morris Wood officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
-Mr. Mason was born in Wilkinson County March 19, 1936, he was the son of
Joseph F. Mason, Sr. and Idell Whitaker Mason.Ê He was preceded in death by
two brothers Richard "Dick" Mason and Elton Durwood Mason. He was elected
Mayor of Irwinton in 1956 and was the owner of Dixieland Motel & Restaurant for
more than 30 years. He was the first county agent for Farm Bureau and was the
Wilkinson County Coroner for 31 consecutive years. He also held the position of
District Supervisor for the Central Georgia Soil & Water Conservation Commission
and was awarded Conservationist of the Year. He received his degree as a Master
Gardner in Organic Gardening. -His love for God and Nature was working in his 12 acre
organic natural garden everyday. He loved talking to people about the way he farmed
and always had a positive outlook and saw the best in everyone he met and loved all
his many garden buddies. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.
His family was the most important thing in his life. He always taught them the
value of love, honesty and forgiveness and to always do their best.Ê -He will be
greatly missed by his loving wife of 52 years, Jackie Justice Mason of McIntyre,
his loving children; Joe F. Mason, III (Lynn) and Denise Mason Brinson (Phil) all of Irwinton,
John Paul Mason (Celes) of Milledgeville, six grandchildren; Tania Mason Mitchell (Jonathan),
Joseph Mason, Tyler Brinson, John Cody Mason, John Logan Mason and Olivia Mason,
three brothers; John E. Mason (Dagma) and Larry Mason (Annette) all of Irwinton,
Harold Mason (Brenda) of Milledgeville, two sisters; Winifred Wood (Morris) of Gray and
Annie Rachael Loyd (Bo) of McIntyre.
-Memorial contribution may be made to the Georgia Cancer Specialist of Milledgeville.
-The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6:00 until 8:00 pm at
Moores Funeral Home. -Visit www.mooresfuneralhome.com to express tributes.
Published in The Telegraph on 2/6/2008.
Please note; Your Executive Committee has changed.
Congratulations to all Coroners and Deputy Coroners on
your new positions.
State Bill 450 Adopted:
The State Bill 450 Paragraph 12 has been adopted. This was the bill that
had the amendment attached raising the coroners fee to $175.00,
effective January 1 2007. A big thank you to Richad Stanley for all
his hard work and many phone calls. Thank you as well to, Vernon Le
and Charlie Watts for all their efforts on our behalf.
NOTICE:
All Georgia Coroners and Deputy Coroners are required to take the
Incident Command Support courses 100 and 700 by October 1, 2006.
The course information can be obtained through your local Emergency Management
Coordinator in your county. The courses can be taken on line.
You can also find the course information on the FEMA website or the
Georgia Emergency Management website
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
A New Rule:
A new rule regarding the Georgia Coroners Association has been
set by the Executive Committee. Effective immediately there will be a
charge of $150.00 for any Coroner attending off-site training who is not
a member of the GCA. This will be in addition to the normal fee paid to the
Training Council. For off-site training the Georgia Coroners Association pays
for the place to hold the training and for any hospitality.
NOTICES:
Coroner Profile For Life Link:
Please return your Life Link information form to your district director.
This will enable Life Link to develop a comprehensive database of preferences
for contacting each Coroner and Deputy Coroner.
Remember: Electronic Death Certificates Are Coming:
Electronic death cetificates are coming. The Georgia Department
of Vital Records is implementing death certificates online. They are
testing different areas now and want to roll out statewide by October
of this year. It will be interesting to see how long it will take to
get a certified death certificate. Vital Records will send someone to
Macon to preview this at our annual meeting. It should be very interesting.
TRAINING COURSE RULE CHANGES:
The following is an announcement from the
Georgia Coroners Training Council.
These are the rule changes from the training council
that went into effect January 1, 2006.
1. You cannot take the same training course more than once
in a year, and receive more than 24 hours credit.
RULE #112-2-047(1)
2.You must take the annual training provided by the Georgia
Police Academy for three years out of the four year term.
Outside training must be approved 45 days prior to the training
by the training council. A syllabus of the training shall be
forwarded to the council for review. RULE #112-2-04(5)
3. If the training council withdraws or suspends certification of a
Coroner or Deputy Coroner, the same shall have 15 calendar days
to request a hearing. A lack of response is viewed as accepting
the Council's decision. RULE #112-4-01 (2c)
4. Annual training shall consist of 24 hours of approved training
and must be in successive days.
From Vanita Hullander with reference
to the website
The website committee is still trying to build a memorial
page for the website. They need members to provide a list of
Coroners and Deputy Coroners that died while in office or Coroners
who received special recognition from their community or other
agencies.
Vanita Hullander has been elected Vice Chair of the
Georgia Fatality Review Panel. She would like to encourage
Coroners to participate on some of the committees and promote
an appreciation and understanding of the Coroners role in child
abuse and death investigation.
Association Gift Shop !
Purchase Coroners Association Items On This Site
Or Contact, Hon. Gary McElhenney. Treasurer
Child Deaths
If you have had any child deaths where a child was in a dangerous or
negligent situation and died, and the parents were not charged due to
a lack of intent or malice, please contact Hon. Vanita Hullander Coroner of Catoosa County.
Phone: 706-965-3541, 706-965-6800
E-Mail,ccoroner@catt.com
This information is needed to support passage of HB651, which is a bill
putting a child endangerment law into effect.
Currently Georgia is the ONLY state in the nation without this type of law.
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