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.

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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, Walton County, GA
Platform Identity gdnr.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

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

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Rocky is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1999, 71 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 44th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Rocky was 36. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Rocky had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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Age by years of service
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When

August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

Georgia Department of Natural Resources has 10 officers remembered here, Rocky among them.

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Where

Corporal Rocky Daren Wainwright

Georgia Department of Natural Resources · End of Watch August 19, 1999

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 39-E

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