Hi. A lot of ya'll know me. A lot of ya'll don't. For those who don't, I'm Gary W. Henry Sr. I'm a Sergeant with the Trumann Police department. I've been employed with this department nearly ten years and lived here in Trumann around nine years. I have a wife, daughter, and stepdaughter who are all from here.

I've got to say, the people in Trumann are genuinely like no other people I've met. I used to think that was a bad thing. This was before I ever knew anything more than driving through to get to Memphis. I am originally from Jonesboro. As it is with most folks from Jonesboro, or maybe just most folks from a larger town, they seem to have this air of better than thou about them. I guess just because the town is so much bigger. To be just plain honest about it, if you would have told me ten years ago I'd be living in Trumann, Working in Trumann, and (oh my gosh) married to a girl from Trumann, i'd have told you to seek psychiatric help. That was plainly my ignorance. I can truly say there are so many good people in Trumann I don't know why anyone would want to live anywhere else. I've said this before, and I'll say it again. You could give me a $500,000 house in the best part of Jonesboro and I'd put it up for sale. Then I'd pay off my house, bills, etc and we'd all have a big old party right here in Trumann. You couldn't get me out of Trumann if you run me out on a rail. It just truly honestly doesn't get any better than the people right here. This is my home, and this is where i'll be until I die. I guess what someone told me sums it up the best. Someone said "Trumann folks have a knack for showing up and showing out when needed the most". Let me tell you, I've seen this personally. Today is exactly a year to the day that my son died after drowning at Cranfield Bay Swimming area in Mountain Home. I can't say enough about how the entire town gave my family comfort, support,and then some. i will be eternally grateful for this and quite honestly will never forget it. I could never thank you all enough. This goes for my co-workers, the teachers at school, the kids, and even the folks I don't really know. To sum it up, if there is ever anything I can do to help anyone, please don't hesitate to ask.

With all that said, I hope I don't bore ya'll to tears with my entries and if anyone has any questions or subject they'd like me to comment on, don't hesitate to ask.

Keep on keeping on...

Gary