Linda Mayo enjoyed a long and varied career in law enforcement. She was a secretary for the Dickson County Sheriff's Office.
Her husband, Robert Mayo, was a deputy with the same department. Robert was ambushed and shot by a robbery suspect/jail escapee, Richard Prentis, while he was respoding to aid a fellow officer who was under fire by the same suspect. Robert passed away several months later, from complications of his injuries; due to possible blood poisoning caused by bullet or bone fragments.
After the murder of her husband, she was determined to become a deputy. After proving herself to then Sheriff Doyle Wall, he promoted her to the position, the county's first female deputy. She worked diligently to prove herself to her fellow male officers. Linda underwent training in every aspect of law enforcement. She was Dickson County's K-9 officer. She and her black Labrador retriever named "SayNo" (as in "Say No" to drugs), worked many drug cases and traffic stops. Through hard work and determination, new Sheriff C.D. "Don" Martin promoted her to the detective division. Being a female detective was another first for the county.
It was while serving as a detective that she became interested in protecting woman and children who were victims of domestic violence. A domestic violence help center was eventually established in her honor, the Linda Mayo Center.
She remarried, to another Sheriff's Office employee, David Conroy.
Her continued hard work eventually earned her a promotion to the position of Chief Deputy, under Sheriff Tom Wall. She had achieved another first, Tennessee's first female chief deputy.
Unfortunately, she developed bone cancer. She fought bravely for several years, but eventually lost her fight against the terrible disease.
She was known as being a person of extreme determination and strong will. She was admired and respected by all who knew her. She has served as a role model to the next generation of female deputies.
Her funeral precession was made up of dozens of police and emergency vehicles, representing departments from all across the state of Tennessee. It is believed to have been one of the longest funeral processions in Dickson County history.
Linda is survived by her two sons from her first marriage, and by her husband, David, who remained an employee of the department until his death in 2011.
Please visit the Employees of the Dickson County Sheriff's Office Virtual Cemetery
Her husband, Robert Mayo, was a deputy with the same department. Robert was ambushed and shot by a robbery suspect/jail escapee, Richard Prentis, while he was respoding to aid a fellow officer who was under fire by the same suspect. Robert passed away several months later, from complications of his injuries; due to possible blood poisoning caused by bullet or bone fragments.
After the murder of her husband, she was determined to become a deputy. After proving herself to then Sheriff Doyle Wall, he promoted her to the position, the county's first female deputy. She worked diligently to prove herself to her fellow male officers. Linda underwent training in every aspect of law enforcement. She was Dickson County's K-9 officer. She and her black Labrador retriever named "SayNo" (as in "Say No" to drugs), worked many drug cases and traffic stops. Through hard work and determination, new Sheriff C.D. "Don" Martin promoted her to the detective division. Being a female detective was another first for the county.
It was while serving as a detective that she became interested in protecting woman and children who were victims of domestic violence. A domestic violence help center was eventually established in her honor, the Linda Mayo Center.
She remarried, to another Sheriff's Office employee, David Conroy.
Her continued hard work eventually earned her a promotion to the position of Chief Deputy, under Sheriff Tom Wall. She had achieved another first, Tennessee's first female chief deputy.
Unfortunately, she developed bone cancer. She fought bravely for several years, but eventually lost her fight against the terrible disease.
She was known as being a person of extreme determination and strong will. She was admired and respected by all who knew her. She has served as a role model to the next generation of female deputies.
Her funeral precession was made up of dozens of police and emergency vehicles, representing departments from all across the state of Tennessee. It is believed to have been one of the longest funeral processions in Dickson County history.
Linda is survived by her two sons from her first marriage, and by her husband, David, who remained an employee of the department until his death in 2011.
Please visit the Employees of the Dickson County Sheriff's Office Virtual Cemetery
Linda Mayo enjoyed a long and varied career in law enforcement. She was a secretary for the Dickson County Sheriff's Office.
Her husband, Robert Mayo, was a deputy with the same department. Robert was ambushed and shot by a robbery suspect/jail escapee, Richard Prentis, while he was respoding to aid a fellow officer who was under fire by the same suspect. Robert passed away several months later, from complications of his injuries; due to possible blood poisoning caused by bullet or bone fragments.
After the murder of her husband, she was determined to become a deputy. After proving herself to then Sheriff Doyle Wall, he promoted her to the position, the county's first female deputy. She worked diligently to prove herself to her fellow male officers. Linda underwent training in every aspect of law enforcement. She was Dickson County's K-9 officer. She and her black Labrador retriever named "SayNo" (as in "Say No" to drugs), worked many drug cases and traffic stops. Through hard work and determination, new Sheriff C.D. "Don" Martin promoted her to the detective division. Being a female detective was another first for the county.
It was while serving as a detective that she became interested in protecting woman and children who were victims of domestic violence. A domestic violence help center was eventually established in her honor, the Linda Mayo Center.
She remarried, to another Sheriff's Office employee, David Conroy.
Her continued hard work eventually earned her a promotion to the position of Chief Deputy, under Sheriff Tom Wall. She had achieved another first, Tennessee's first female chief deputy.
Unfortunately, she developed bone cancer. She fought bravely for several years, but eventually lost her fight against the terrible disease.
She was known as being a person of extreme determination and strong will. She was admired and respected by all who knew her. She has served as a role model to the next generation of female deputies.
Her funeral precession was made up of dozens of police and emergency vehicles, representing departments from all across the state of Tennessee. It is believed to have been one of the longest funeral processions in Dickson County history.
Linda is survived by her two sons from her first marriage, and by her husband, David, who remained an employee of the department until his death in 2011.
Please visit the Employees of the Dickson County Sheriff's Office Virtual Cemetery
Her husband, Robert Mayo, was a deputy with the same department. Robert was ambushed and shot by a robbery suspect/jail escapee, Richard Prentis, while he was respoding to aid a fellow officer who was under fire by the same suspect. Robert passed away several months later, from complications of his injuries; due to possible blood poisoning caused by bullet or bone fragments.
After the murder of her husband, she was determined to become a deputy. After proving herself to then Sheriff Doyle Wall, he promoted her to the position, the county's first female deputy. She worked diligently to prove herself to her fellow male officers. Linda underwent training in every aspect of law enforcement. She was Dickson County's K-9 officer. She and her black Labrador retriever named "SayNo" (as in "Say No" to drugs), worked many drug cases and traffic stops. Through hard work and determination, new Sheriff C.D. "Don" Martin promoted her to the detective division. Being a female detective was another first for the county.
It was while serving as a detective that she became interested in protecting woman and children who were victims of domestic violence. A domestic violence help center was eventually established in her honor, the Linda Mayo Center.
She remarried, to another Sheriff's Office employee, David Conroy.
Her continued hard work eventually earned her a promotion to the position of Chief Deputy, under Sheriff Tom Wall. She had achieved another first, Tennessee's first female chief deputy.
Unfortunately, she developed bone cancer. She fought bravely for several years, but eventually lost her fight against the terrible disease.
She was known as being a person of extreme determination and strong will. She was admired and respected by all who knew her. She has served as a role model to the next generation of female deputies.
Her funeral precession was made up of dozens of police and emergency vehicles, representing departments from all across the state of Tennessee. It is believed to have been one of the longest funeral processions in Dickson County history.
Linda is survived by her two sons from her first marriage, and by her husband, David, who remained an employee of the department until his death in 2011.
Please visit the Employees of the Dickson County Sheriff's Office Virtual Cemetery
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