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normal duties” and called him a “fixture of our school system.”
It was noted by several speakers that Capt. Brown has been the DARE instructor since that program was installed at the Rappahannock County High School in 1996. Indeed, Capt. Brown has for the better part of two decades been a steadying, strong influence in the halls of the school.
Lions Club President Jim Blubaugh noted that “JefT has for years been involved with Lions," and is, Blubaugh addl'd, “devoted to school children. He is one of the reasons our schools are so safe.”
Assistant high school principal Andy Hippie said that Brown “wants to get to know kids,” adding that these “are going to be big shoes to fill.”
As Christmas approached in 1996, when Gary Settle was Rappahannock County Sheriff, he suggested to Brown that maybe enough money could be raised to take, say, five needy youngsters shopping. Officers were aware that in nearby counties there were “Shop With a Cop” programs. Looking back, Brown says “once we explained what we wanted to do, the community just pickl'd up on if."
Twenty-three children went shopping with Brown that year and the “Shop With a Deputy” program became a fixture in
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