PERRY, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia coroner is retiring after more than four decades in office.
Danny Galpin has served as the Houston County Coroner since 1981, investigating deaths that were violent or otherwise suspicious. He said he never intended to stay in that position for 41 years.
“I just decided, ‘Why not run?'” Galpin told WMAZ-TV. “I was elected and elected and elected.”
Houston County officials held a retirement ceremony for Galpin on Thursday. Attendees included Cassie Borderieux from Life Link of Georgia. She credited Galpin with using his office to save lives by informing her organization of potential organ donors.
“As a coroner, he turned death into life for many people in the state of Georgia,” Borderieux said.
Houston County sworn in a new coroner, JimBob Williams, last month.
Now that he’s retired, Galpin said he’s planning a trip to visit family in Arkansas.
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