Rocky Daren Wainwright
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
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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
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Georgia Department of Natural Resources has lost 10 officers; 3 of them lost to accidents.
Rocky is one of 264 officers lost to accidents in GA, 29.2% of the 905 remembered there.
Rocky is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Rocky is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.8% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1999, 2 officers in GA were lost to accidents, the 45th heaviest of 98 years on record. The heaviest was 1968, with 8.
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.
In 1999, 78 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 61st heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Rocky was 36. Of the 251 lost to accidents in GA whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 47; the middle age was 36. Rocky had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
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.
Rocky was 36. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Rocky had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
August holds 9.5% of these deaths in GA; December holds the most, 12.5%. Thursdays: 16.3%.
August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Thursdays: 14%.
August holds 9.3% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Thursdays: 14.2%.
How
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 10 deaths at Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.2% of all 905 deaths in GA, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Georgia Department of Natural Resources has 10 officers remembered here, Rocky among them.
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James Hiram Waller
Aug 20, 1927
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Robert Clayton Sizemore Nov 9, 1928
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James Edward Morton Dec 13, 1928
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Lonnie F. Boggus Aug 21, 1930
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Asa Edwin Thornton
May 19, 1962
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William Earl Hobbs
Jul 21, 1967
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Charles Callaway Mercer, Jr.
Nov 29, 1968
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William Lee Bryant
Dec 23, 1970
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Rocky Daren Wainwright
Aug 19, 1999
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Stanley Curtis Elrod
Sep 3, 2020
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 39-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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