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If you are interested in obtaining a retiree badge, appointments are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, located at 75 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville. Call 770.822.7104 to schedule your appointment. The retiree badge will be for identification purposes only and will not grant access to any County facility, building, or parking deck.

A caregiver is anyone who feels responsible for another person’s welfare (financial, emotional, and supportive) because of illness, frailty, life changes, and/or losses. If you care for your relative, spouse, or loved one, join us for our monthly support group meetings from a caregiver, join us for our monthly support group meetings from noon to 1:00pm in GJAC second floor, Support Services Conference Room.

See the flier below for meeting details:

• Monthly Caregiver Support Group

We regretfully announce the deaths of the following retirees:

October 2023

• Allen T. Fleming, who passed away Wednesday, October 4. Allen served the County for 19 years before retiring from the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office in 2021.

September 2023

• James “Jim” Boone, who passed away Tuesday, September 19. Jim served the County for 24 years before retiring from Department of Planning and Development in 1995.

July 2023

• Roger Matthews, who passed away Monday, July 3. Roger served the County for 35 years before retiring from the Department of Water Resources in 2020.
• Phillip Reed Allison, who passed away Friday, July 14. Phil served the County for 24 years before retiring from the Department of Fire and Emergency Services in 2009.
• Amani Burrell, who passed away Wednesday, July 19. Amani served the County for 20 years before retiring from the Police Department in 2009.
• Jay Edward Howard, who passed away Friday, July 21. Jay served the County for 20 years before retiring from the Department of Transportation in 2022.

June 2023

• Ralph Randall “Randy” Ellington,who passed away Sunday, June 4. Randy served the County for 21 years before retiring from the Department of Water Resources in 2017.
• Christopher Scott Ethridge, who passed away Sunday, June 11. Christopher served the County in the Department of Planning and Development since October 2022.
• Kenneth Allen, who passed away Wednesday, June 14. Kenneth served the County for 8 years before he retired from the Department of Planning and Development in 2009.
• Honorable Judge Wendell Leland Peevy, who passed away Friday, June 23. Wendell served the County for 15 years before retiring in 1997.

May 2023

• Ryman Beard, who passed away Friday, May 5. Ryman served the County for 10 years before retiring from the Department of Planning and Development in 2001.
• Henry Harmon, who passed away Thursday, May 18. Wilson served the County for 16 years before retiring from the Department of Corrections in 2000.
• Martha Wages, who passed away Saturday, May 20. Martha served the County for almost 30 years before retiring from the Department of Support Services in 2001.
• Betty King Cole, who passed away Saturday, May 27. Betty served the County as a full-time employee for 15 years before she retired from the Tax Commissioner’s Office in 1991; however, through service as a County employee and contractor, she served with the County for more than 60 years.

April 2023

• Wilson Dugger Jr, who passed away Tuesday, April 18. Wilson served the County for 17 years before retiring from the Department of Water Resources in 2012.

March 2023

• Lois Ruth (Takash) Elli, who passed away Saturday, March 11. Lois served the County for 21 years before she retired from the Tax Commissioner’s Office in 1997.
• Samuel “Sam” Rape Jr, who passed away Friday, March 17. Sam served the County for 34 years before retiring from the Department of Information Technology Services in 2018.

February 2023

• Barbara Worthy, who passed away Saturday, February 4. Barbara served the County for 22 years before she retired from the Department of Water Resources in 1999.
• Troy Berry, who passed away Tuesday, February 14. Troy served the County for more than 14 years before he retired from the Sheriff’s Office in 2014.
• Premchand Shah, who passed away Wednesday, February 15. Prembhai served the County for more than 10 years before he retired from the Department of Planning and Development in 2013.
• Louise Phillips, who passed away Wednesday, February 1. Louise served the County for 36 years before she retired from the Superior Court in 1998.

January 2023

• Dale H. Lovejoy, who passed away Tuesday, January 3. Dale served the County for 12 years before he retired from the Department of Financial Services in 2009.
• Maurice Turner, who passed away Sunday, January 8. Maurice served the County for more than 19 years before he retired from the Sheriff’s Office in 2010.
• Lamar Martin, who passed away Monday, January 9. Lamar served the County for 27 years before he retired from the Gwinnett County Police Department in 2009.
• Linda LaPann, who passed away on Wednesday, January 4. Linda served the County for 15 years before she retired from the Sheriff’s Office in 2006.
• Michael O’Connell, who passed away Tuesday, January 17. Michael served the County for 25 years before he retired from the Police Department in 2004.
• Jeanne Brooks, who passed away Thursday, January 26. Jeanne served the County for 16 years before she retired from the Department of Financial Services in 2006.

December 2022

• Frankie Stewart, who passed away Tuesday, December 6. Frankie served the County for 26 years in the Department of Transportation before he retired in 2005.
• Claudia Sue Baldwin Fowler, who passed away Monday, December 26. Claudia served the County for 20 years before she retired in 1996.

November 2022

• William “Bill” Stevens, who passed away on Tuesday, November 8. Bill served the County for 27 years before he retired from the Department of Fire and Emergency Services in 2006.
• Naomi Inverso, who passed away Friday, November 4. Naomi served the County for almost seven years for the Clerk of Court before she retired in 1997.
• Reza Basiassad, who passed away Friday, November 11. Reza served the County for 26 years before he retired from the Department of Water Resources in 2012.