County of memorial: Douglas County
Location of memorial: Hospital Drive, Douglas County Courthouse Grounds, Douglasville
Created by: Cobb and Douglas Public Health and the UGA Extension Service
Text on Bench identifies the garden site and is the gardens sign.
CAPTAIN HERB EMORY GARDEN
Plaque Text:
2004 Power in Truth 2014
Youth & Adults Taking A Stand For sobriety and Honesty
The Youth in Power in Truth Appreciate
Capt. Herb Emory
for his many years of support
Obituary:
"6 1, of Douglasville, Georgia passed away Saturday, April 12, 2014. He was born April 2, 1953 in Transylvania County, North Carolina, the son of Mrs. Joyce Sanders Emory and the late Mr. John Lee Emory.
In 1971, he left his home in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, and moved to Atlanta where he attended the Atlanta School of Broadcasting and National School of Broadcasting.
He was a longtime WSB Radio and Channel 2 Action News traffic reporter, and was referred to as "Captain Herb". He had been with WSB Radio and Channel 2 Action News since 1991. Captain Herb has served as an Atlanta traffic reporter since 1971. He previously was a News/Traffic reporter from 1978 through 1991 with WSNE (Cumming), WDGL (Douglasville), WFOM (Marietta), WACX (Austell), WQXI-AM, 94Q-Star 94, Georgia Network News. Over the years, he spent many hours a week in a helicopter hovering over metro Atlanta's traffic and was known as a friend to the Atlanta commuters." ~ Legacy.com
Dedication of garden:
"Before his passing in April 2014, Captain Herb Emory annually hosted a game for students as part of the Live Healthy Douglas Power in Truth Conference.
"He made the game a true contest between the schools that showed directly what was learned that day. Captain Herb hosted the game for the first 10 years of the Conference, and truly poured his heart and soul into helping students learn to make better decisions.
"Cobb and Douglas Public Health and the UGA Extension Service, who co-sponsor the Power in Truth Conference, wanted to place a permanent tribute to Captain Herb as a thank you for his service to the Conference and to his fellow residents of Douglas County.
"Working with Wes Tallon of Douglas County Communications and Mark Price of Courthouse Building Management, a small garden was created in front of the Douglas County Courthouse in Captain Herb's honor and memory.
"Alternative Environments of Villa Rica provided the landscaping at its cost, and Mableton Marble and Granite Company provided the bench at its costs. Funding for the project was provided by all four partners.
"On Friday morning, April 17th, Mrs. Karen Emory, wife of Captain Herb, came to the Courthouse to see the Garden. The bench is engraved with the words "Captain Herb Emory Garden" and a brass plaque in the Garden describes its purpose.
"(Photo left to right: Susan Culpepper, UGA Extension Service; Tanya Jackson, Cobb and Douglas Public Health; Mrs. Karen Emory; Wes Tallon, Douglas County Communications; Mark Price, Douglas County Courthouse Building Management)
— Submitted by Douglas County government"
~ Douglasville Patch, by Scott Bernarde, Apr 20, 2015