Rocky Daren Wainwright
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Corporal

Rocky Daren Wainwright

Accident
End of Watch August 19, 1999
Age 36
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

He was driving the ATV along County Road 22, just east of the Bibb County line, when he veered off the road in a curve and struck the tree.

As of November 2022, the missing girl had never been located.

Corporal Wainwright had served with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources for 12 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-GA-D169287B
Stewardship
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Wainwright gave the Georgia Department of Natural Resources 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Social Circle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Wainwright.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Social Circle, GA
Platform Identity gdnrcons.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 19, 1999
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Corporal Rocky Daren Wainwright is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In GA, 264 of 905 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Georgia Department of Natural Resources, 3 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this agency's fallen.

Georgia Department of Natural Resources
3
of 10 officers
30% Accident
GA — Statewide
264
of 905 officers
29.2% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Rocky Daren Wainwright's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Rocky Daren Wainwright Compares

Age at Death
36
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
12
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Rocky Daren Wainwright is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location