In
Memoriam – Don Scott, E-911 Director, Lee County
Donald Lee Scott, E911 Director and Emergency
Coordinator for Lee County, passed
away suddenly Saturday afternoon, November 7, 2009 at his home in Pennington
Gap. Don was very active in the Southwest Virginia 9-1-1 Users Group and the RPAC-I. He was an active member in APCO and NENA
since he began his duties as 9-1-1 Director for Lee County. Don worked very hard in developing the
wireline 9-1-1 program for Lee County and was always wanting
to learn more in order to bring the best system possible to Lee County.
As Don would say
"Virginia begins in Lee County,
but it's a long way to Richmond". Despite the distance, Don worked extremely
hard in developing the 9-1-1 system for Lee County. This was evident by his support and
attendance to the Virginia 9-1-1 conferences
and the TENA conferences in addition to calling upon his peers in the 9-1-1
community in Southwest Virginia. Our 9-1-1 family has lost a dear friend,
comrade, and supporter. Please remember Lee County
and Don's family in this very difficult time.
OBITUARY
Donald
Lee Scott of Pennington Gap,
Va. was born in the Monarch
Community, Rt. 1 Saint Charles, Va. on Friday, July 23, 1948 and passed away
suddenly Saturday afternoon at his home. He was preceded in death by his
father, Floyd Scott. Don served in the US Army and was a Vietnam
Veteran. He was a member of the United
Methodist Church
in St. Charles, Va. He was a Member of the UMWof A and was
employed by Westmoreland Coal Co. for 25 years, Quebecor Printing for 8 years
and for the past 6 years was employed as E911 Director and Emergency
Coordinator for Lee
County. Don was a
volunteer fire fighter of Pennington Gap and Lee County
rescue squad for over 35 years. Don is survived by his wife Yetta Kirk Scott of
the home. Three sons, Christopher Scott of Pennington Gap,
Va. Patrick Scott of Pennington Gap,
Va. and Devin Scott of the home.
One daughter, Rebecca Hope Scott Sweeney of Capron, Va.
Three grandchildren, Daniel, Amber and Whitney Sweeney of Dot, Va.
His mother, Vern Scott of Monarch, Va. Two sisters,
Faye Mayes of St. Charles,
Va. Rebecca Hale and husband Dick of Indianapolis, Ind. One brother,
Kenneth Scott and wife Beverly of Kingsport, Tn. Special niece Kelle Newman and
husband Chris of Jonesville,
Va. Several
nieces, nephews, extended family and friends and co-workers. Condolences
and memorial contributions for the college fund for his son, Devin, may be made
to the Province Funeral Home, 425
E. Morgan Ave., Pennington Gap, Va. 24277.
A memorial service to honor
and remember the life of Don Scott will be held 7:00 PM Tuesday at the United Methodist
Church in
St.Charles. Visitation will begin at the church at 5:00 PM. Burial will
be private.
Condolences can be sent to
the family by e-mail to provincefuneralhome@earthlink.net
2009 APCO/NENA/Interoperability Conference Huge Success
The
2009 Virginia APCO/NENA/Interoperability
Conference and Exposition drew over 540 attendees to the Hotel Roanoke
October 27-30 as the Virginia Chapters of APCO and NENA and the State
Interoperability Executive Committee joined together to package an outstanding
package of educational seminars, workshops, equipment
displays, and vendor expositions focusing on public safety communications and
interoperability. Themed “One
Commonwealth – One Voice”, the conference brought together individuals from
multiple disciplines and numerous agencies; federal, state, and local
governments; and over 60 vendors for networking and education geared to build
on the Commonwealth’s leadership in 9-1-1, interoperability, and public safety
communications.
The
Virginia Chapter of APCO celebrated its 50th anniversary during the
Conference. APCO International President
Richard Mirgon and Second Vice President Terry Hall attended the
Conference.
The
Conference was dedicated to the memory of George Kain Thomas (1964-2009)
recognizing his honor and spirit to the field of 9-1-1 and public safety
communications.
The
2010 conference is tentatively scheduled for November 2-5, 2010. A special thanks to Bill Agee and Terry Hall
who co-chaired this year’s conference, and to the many individuals and
organizations who contributed to make the event a huge success.
Presentations from the conference (if provided by the
presenter) are available for viewing and/or download on the Chapter
Conferences page.
Chapter Officers Elected and
Installed for 2009-2010
The Election
of Officers of the Virginia Chapter of APCO was held at the annual meeting in Roanoke, Virginia,
on October 30, 2009.
Karen
Johnson (New Kent County) assumed
the office of President and Steve Souder (Fairfax County)
was selected to fill the office of President-Elect. Julie McKercher (James
City County)
was elected as Vice-President.
The Chapter aligned a number of acting positions so that these officers
will serve in their full capacity of designated officership for the 2009-2010
year.
Carol Adams (Stafford County)
became the Immediate
Past President and was recognized for her outstanding leadership as
president over the past year.
Emily
Totten (Roanoke County) was elected as Secretary for the
2009-2010 year. Melinda Bramley (Virginia Beach ECC) will serve the
second of a two-year term as Treasurer.
Kathy
Richardson
(Charlottesville-UVA-Albemarle) and Pat
Shumate (Roanoke
County) were elected to
two-year terms as Members-at-large (2009-2011). Phil Heins (Hanover County)
and Steve Basnett (Culpeper
County) continue
to serve as Members-at-large to the Chapter’s Executive Council for the
second year of their two-year term (2008-2010).
The title of these positions changes as a result of the adopted bylaws
revisions.
Bill Agee (Franklin County)
was elected to serve as the Chapter Delegate to the APCO International
Executive Council, filling the unexpired term created when Terry Hall was
elected as APCO International’s Second Vice President.
Officers were installed by APCO International President Richard Mirgon.
2010 APCO/NENA Spring Conference
Save the Dates – The 2010 Virginia APCO-NENA Spring Conference will be held at the
Sheraton Oceanfront, Virginia Beach,
VA., May
19-21, 2010. Pre-Conference workshops are
scheduled on May 19, with conference presentations on May 20 and meetings on
May 21. A Call for Presentations is now active; contact Buster Brown. The conference is coordinated by the Virginia
NENA Chapter.
George
Thomas, a member of the Virginia Chapter of APCO for 19 years, a past
president of the Virginia Chapter of NENA, and the Operations Support Manager
of the Chesterfield
Emergency Communications
Center passed away
Saturday morning. George was a great contributor to our profession,
to the Chapter and Virginia NENA, to the localities for which he had been
associated, and to the Commonwealth. We will miss our friend
and hope that you will join us in keeping George's family and the Chesterfield Emergency Communications
Center staff in your
thoughts and prayers.
George Kain
Thomas, 44, of Henrico, passed away
Saturday, October 10, 2009. He is survived by his loving wife of 19 years,
Sheri S. Thomas; his two sons, Kain H. and Seth C .
Thomas, who will greatly miss their dad and best friend; his adored parents,
George F. and Maureen J. Thomas, of Henrico; his three sisters, Vicki Miller
and husband, Chuck, of Crozet, Cindy Greer and husband, Wayne, of Glen Allen,
and Nancy Jernigan and husband, Steve, of Rockville; in-laws, Arnold E. and
Mary E. Smith, of Henrico; and numerous nieces and nephews who will greatly
miss their "Bubba." George was a graduate of J.R.
Tucker High
School and James
Madison University.
He was a past-employee of Henrico County 911 Operations and was presently an
Operations Support Manager for Chesterfield
County, and a member of Cambridge Baptist Church.
George was an avid Redskins fan, who thought everyday was a blessing. Funeral
services were held Tuesday, October 13, at Monument Heights
Baptist Church,
5716 Monument Avenue.
Thomas Children Educational Fund
George's family has requested that any donations be made to the children's
educational fund. If you are interested in donating to the Thomas
children education fund, please make checks out to Kain and Seth Thomas and in the memo filed put "Educational Fund". Mail the
donations directly to:
Monument Heights Day School
ATTN: Lynn Cox
5716 Monument Ave.
Richmond, Va. 23226
Thank you for your support
Richmond
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