Bart was a good friend of mine and his wife is one of my wife's best friends. Our kids played together growing up. Bart was as good as gold and the only part of this that makes any sense is the fact that he died while trying to help someone...something he did a lot, whether on duty or not.
Bart was a UGA Grad, animal husbandry or something similar. In addition to being a battalion chief with the Coweta County Fire Department, he was a cattleman. He and his father both ran cattle and his father also owns a farm in Alabama. I haven't spoken to the family since learning of the tragedy this morning but I assume that Bart was over there tending his father's cattle. Bart's wife has a PhD from UGA. Their daughter graduated from UGA (Terry College, I believe) in the last year or two and their son is a sophomore at UGA.
I've known Bart for so long that I can't remember when we met. Probably 25-30 years ago. His father in law was one of my best friends. I honestly can't think of a bad thing about Bart...literally none. He was good natured, easy going, honest, hard working and had a quick wit. He could make friends with anyone.
If you're a person who prays, please pray for his whole family. In addition to his wife and children, he leaves elderly parents to whom he was a great help. He also leaves a grieving mother in law who is still grieving the loss of her husband. He had two sisters and I think a brother too. I've met them but don't know his siblings well as they don't live nearby.
In the last year or two, Bart told me that he was actually a cousin of Lewis Grizzard.
https://www.11alive.com/article/new...abama/85-1c2d83c2-071e-4bb1-b7fb-738adfa0d79f
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Bart was a UGA Grad, animal husbandry or something similar. In addition to being a battalion chief with the Coweta County Fire Department, he was a cattleman. He and his father both ran cattle and his father also owns a farm in Alabama. I haven't spoken to the family since learning of the tragedy this morning but I assume that Bart was over there tending his father's cattle. Bart's wife has a PhD from UGA. Their daughter graduated from UGA (Terry College, I believe) in the last year or two and their son is a sophomore at UGA.
I've known Bart for so long that I can't remember when we met. Probably 25-30 years ago. His father in law was one of my best friends. I honestly can't think of a bad thing about Bart...literally none. He was good natured, easy going, honest, hard working and had a quick wit. He could make friends with anyone.
If you're a person who prays, please pray for his whole family. In addition to his wife and children, he leaves elderly parents to whom he was a great help. He also leaves a grieving mother in law who is still grieving the loss of her husband. He had two sisters and I think a brother too. I've met them but don't know his siblings well as they don't live nearby.
In the last year or two, Bart told me that he was actually a cousin of Lewis Grizzard.
https://www.11alive.com/article/new...abama/85-1c2d83c2-071e-4bb1-b7fb-738adfa0d79f
'Senseless tragedy' | Coweta County Fire battalion chief shot and killed while trying to help driver who hit deer in Alabama
A resident in the area opened fire on Battalion Chief Bart Cauthen and the driver as they walked up his driveway for help.
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