Sep 19, 2024
The city of Georgetown is gearing up for its first Memorial 5K run/walk event, which will be held Sunday, Sept. 22 in honor of Caleb Conley. Conley was a deputy with the Scott County Sheriffs Office when he was shot and killed in May of 2022 while making a traffic stop on Interstate 75.It kind of hit close to home being in Lexington, and happening in Scott county, so I took it as an opportunity to see what i could do, Andrew Doyle said, before heading back to his office to begin the workday on Thursday.Doyle is the Director of the Caleb Conley Foundation. Its a role he assumed almost immediately after learning of Conleys death.One day I texted Calebs wife and I asked, 'Hey is it something you'd like to do, start a foundation?' She said, 'Sure, I like the idea of helping other people, he explained of their initial conversation.Andrew said the foundation has, so far, helped family members of 12 first responders whove lost their lives on the job. And they will add another this Sunday in the wake of the death of Russell County Sheriffs Deputy, Josh Phipps on Monday.I was on the phone with Calebs wife when we found out that happened in Russell County, so I called our laser engraver, who does our bracelets, and said, we need bracelets, Doyle said.The bracelets are made and engraved for victims family members in order to remember the loved one they lost in the line of duty.Its only been 17 months since Deputy Conleys life was taken, and Sundays event will be the first large-scale event of this kind that Doyle, and the foundation have staged.I personally am nervous. I know it won't go perfectly, but I hope everybody has a good time, he said.Right now, Ive got 182 people signed up and Im extremely grateful to everyone whos coming out, Doyle added.If youd like to participate in the Deputy Conley Memorial 5k, or any of the activities at the venue, click here for more information and a registration link - 2024 Caleb Conley Memorial Run (5k) (runsignup.com).
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