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Tennessee Highway Patrol Colonel Dereck Stewart Announces Retirement; Lieutenant Colonel Matt Perry Promoted To Colonel
Wednesday, December 09, 2020 |
05:15pm
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Highway Patrol Colonel Dereck Stewart has announced that he will retire December 15, 2020 after 33 years of distinguished service to the State of Tennessee.
Colonel Stewart became a state trooper with the Tennessee Highway Patrol in Montgomery County in 1987 and rose through the ranks before he became Colonel in 2018. Notably, Colonel Stewart became the first African-American Colonel in the history of the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
“Serving the Tennessee Highway Patrol as the 14th Colonel is one of the greatest honors of my career,” said Colonel Dereck Stewart. “I joined this organization, as so many others before me, in hopes of making a positive difference. I love this organization, all that it represents and stands for.”
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