The Hays County Commissioners Court approved Sheriff Gary Culter’s request that the new sheriff’s academy facility being built be named the “Allen Bridges Training Academy” to honor the late Sheriff Allen Bridges.
The item’s sponsor Commissioner Debbie Ingalsbe said, “Mr. Bridges was really a wonderful, humble and gracious individual, he really loved his community. He served over 36 years and was heavily involved in community service.”
His wife, Kathy Bridges, was in attendance for the item on July 28 that read, “Sheriff Bridges worked in many areas, but he excelled in the area of Crime Prevention/Community Services and Public Information. He was appointed Sheriff in 2005, won a special election after his appointment, and then won his re-election to the office. He passed away suddenly on December 8, 2008, while still in office.”
