Jerry Dean Huskey, (sculpture).

Jerry Dean Huskey, (sculpture).

Eastin, Duke, sculptor.

Jerry Dean Huskey, (sculpture).

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Metal on stone base.

Sculpture: approx. 12 x 11 x 1/4 in.; Base: 50 x 40 x 17 in.

(On front beneath bust:) IN MEMORIAM/JERRY DEAN HUSKEY/APRIL 10, 1953 - JUNE 14, 1975/HE WAS THE FIRST GATLINBURG POLICE OFFICER/TO GIVE HIS LIFE WHILE SERVING HIS CITY./A GRADUATE OF GATLINBURG-PITTMAN HIGH SCHOOL,/JERRY DEAN JOINED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN 1972./IT WAS WHAT HE WANTED TO DO./TO HIS FAMILY HE WAS A DEVOTED SON AND BROTHER./TO HIS FRIENDS HE WAS "A VERY NICE GUY" WHO/LOVED PLAYING BASEBALL AND MAKING MUSIC WITH/HIS GUITAR. TO HIS FELLOW OFFICERS HE WAS/"AN A-1 POLICE OFFICER."/TO THE GRATEFUL PEOPLE OF GATLINBURG, AND/TO HER MANY VISITORS, HE WILL ALWAYS BE A SYMBOL/OF THOSE WHO KNOWINGLY RISK THEIR LIVES TO/PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD LIFE IN THIS CITY./BY THE GATLINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT signed

A relief plaque with a bust of Jerry Dean Huskey above an inscription. The plaque is attached to the side of a boulder. Huskey is portrayed wearing a suit and tie and looking straight ahead.

Portrait male -- Huskey, Jerry Dean -- Bust

Occupation -- Service -- Policeman

Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Gatlinburg

Gatlinburg Police/Fire Station, Airport Road, Gatlinburg, Tennessee 37738

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992.

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