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Senate honors late Morgan County Sheriff Wayne Potter with joint resolution and presentation to family
Summary
Senators presented a Senate Joint Resolution honoring the life and service of the late Sheriff Wayne Potter of Morgan County, and the family accepted a handcrafted framed proclamation on the Senate floor.
The Senate used its opening remarks to present a Senate Joint Resolution honoring the life and public service of the late Sheriff Wayne Potter of Morgan County, who died Feb. 18, 2025. Senators Yeager and others recognized the sheriff and his family on the chamber floor and presented a custom frame and joint resolution passed by both the Senate and the House.
Senator Yeager introduced the sheriff’s family to the chamber and described Potter’s service at the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office since 1998, noting roles as a correctional officer, school resource officer, patrolman and narcotics investigator before his election as sheriff in 2018 and re‑election in 2022. Representative Ed Butler (House sponsor) and others joined the presentation on the House side. Sheriff Potter’s widow and children were on the floor; his daughter offered brief remarks thanking the Senate on behalf of the family.
Senators read the resolution and presented the framed proclamation; the clerk recorded adoption of the resolution as a joint Senate action and the family accepted the recognition at the well of the Senate.
Where it stands: The Senate passed the joint resolution and presented the framed proclamation to the family in a ceremony on the floor; the transcript records the family’s remarks and members’ tributes.
