Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Anderson County Master Deputy Devin Hodges, who tragically passed away June 1 in the line of duty while participating in a training exercise on Lake Hartwell. Deputy Hodges pursued his childhood dream and started his law enforcement career out of high school working as a dispatcher in Anderson County, then working for the Laurens County Sheriff's Office, the Abbeville County Sheriff's Office, and the Lander Police Department before returning to Anderson in January of this year. As Anderson County Sheriff Chad McBride said, Devin had a big personality and a big heart, and it is a big loss. Devin was a man of character, a man of faith, who was known as a great father. My thoughts and prayers are with Devin's wife, Krystal; his four children, Jeffrey, James, Katie, and Dianna; his brother, Christopher; his sister, Dominique; and his parents, Shari and Ronnie; all of whom are constituents in my district, the Third District of South Carolina. I know Devin is in a better place right now, joining his predeceased daughter, Isabella Faith, but the family he leaves behind will still acutely feel his loss, as we always do with the loss of a loved one. I want to let the men and women in Anderson County law enforcement know that they continue to be in our prayers in this tragedy, as always with first responders, in our thoughts and our prayers.…”