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Detention officer laid to rest
Published October 21, 2009
Mike Adcock, 54, a Walton County Sheriff’s Office detention officer who also ran the local pool hall for a number of years, was laid to rest Tuesday following his death of natural causes while training at the DeKalb Technical College Law Enforcement Academy.
“Mike was a good friend, a dedicated deputy, a well-known person in this community and he will be missed by everybody here,” Sheriff Joe Chapman said. “Mike had a bright future here. But right now our thoughts and prayers are with his wife and daughter.”
Those close to Adcock said when he joined the Walton County Sheriff’s Office last year, it was a decision that brought a lot of joy to his life.
He left behind the six days a week, 10-hour days of running the Monroe Recreation Parlor — which he had done for a number of years — for a career with a retirement plan and an easier means to enjoy things in life like taking a family vacation.
As soon as he was eligible, Adcock wanted to make the move from working in the county jail to becoming a certified law enforcement officer. In August, he enrolled in the 17-week course at the academy to become a deputy sheriff. He was in the ninth week of his training when he passed out last Friday during a defensive training exercise. CPR was administered at the scene and Adcock was eventually transported to Newton General Hospital where he was later pronounced dead as a result of cardiac thrombosis, a blood clot located in one of the heart’s chambers or valves. Initial coroner reports also indicated Adcock suffered atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and hypertensive cardiovascular disease.
Adcock and another deputy were the first from the WCSO to take part in the new 17-week course, recently changed from 12 weeks by the state. The DeKalb academy was launched in January and Adcock was one of 19 members of this third class to go through the program. Completion of the course would result in Peace Officer and Standards Training certification, allowing a graduate to work anywhere in the state, as well as an associate’s degree in criminal justice.
According to WCSO Chief Deputy Bruce Wright, who like Chapman was close to the deputy, Adcock took pride in everything he did — from serving the thousands of hot dogs and keeping a clean house at the pool hall to hitting the books hard to not only pass the tests at the academy but to do so with flying colors.
“He even asked his wife to miss church one Sunday so he could stay home and study,” Wright said. “The loss of Mike has hit me hard. He was a good friend, and the world is a lesser place without him. But I know he died happy, doing something he loved.”
Adcock is survived by his wife, Rebecca, daughter and son-in-law Jenny and Brett Mitchell, two grandchildren and other family members.
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