Letter to the Editor

I really felt saddened by the passing of Sheriff department’s Investigator Bradley Lawson & my sincere condolences for his family & to our Sheriff department’s loss of a true public servant.

In 2021, I had a dispute with my neighbor’s contractor about some bricks that my brick layer took upon her husband’s sale to me. I told her,” just call the sheriff to resolve the issue.” She did and investigator Lawson came, asked what is going on and told the woman,” he only is gonna pay for whatever bricks he took; not 500 as you say.” He proceeded to count the bricks, despite my insistence for her to count the bricks,” but he smiled and said, “It’s okay, I do the counting.” It came out 309 blocks as my brick layer told me and he told her, “you get a check or cash upon receipt.” He handed her my cash and handed me her receipt.

I really wanted to hug him in admiration of his courteous, professional attitude towards solving disputes, but I thought he might take it differently and I held back. Our Sheriff Department surely misses such great, kind and professional law enforcement. May he rests in peace and may God bless all of us.

Monier Ibrahim, PhD.

110 Dr. Ibrahim Lane

Summertown, TN 38483