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Fallen Gainesville officer honored with intersection dedication
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April Chandler and Richard Davis, children of Gainesville Police Officer Henry Tilman Davis, unveil a road sign in his honor Wednesday morning at Trinity Baptist Church. Officer Henry Tilman Davis died 25 years ago in a car crash while on duty. By a resolution from state Rep. Lee Hawkins, R-Gainesville, the intersection of Dawsonville Highway and Beechwood Boulevard is dedicated to his memory. - photo by Scott Rogers
Passing through Dawsonville Highway once or twice a week, Richard Tilman Davis will now see a rectangular brown sign bearing his father’s name. The intersection of Dawsonville Highway and Beechwood Boulevard was dedicated to Gainesville Police Officer Henry Tilman Davis, who died on duty on Sept. 29, 1972.