Today the department wished a farewell to two longtime employees of the Lee County Sheriff's Office. Capt. Leon Beavers, who ran the department's civil division, and Sgt. Carolyn Petty, who worked in the dispatch center, both retired as of Friday. 
Leon started at the sheriff's office in 1980 as a road deputy. "I'll really miss the people I worked with the other deputies and the plaintiffs and the defendants," he said. Leon , who also worked at the office under sheriffs Billy Bryant, Harold Thomas and James Holt, said he's got plenty around the house to keep him busy.
Carolyn started at the Lee County Jail in 1983, eventually moving over to the communications center. She said she was looking forward to spending time with her family, but would miss her "law enforcement family." "There was some emotion. I cried from the time I got to work to the time I left," she said. "I come from a law enforcement family. Once it's in your blood, it's hard to get it out. "Petty said at a retirement luncheon Friday, the mother of a boy she once helped to save during a break-in came to visit. "His mother made a special trip to see me and to let me know he was now 20 years of age," she said. "That was very, very special to me. Carolyn also served under sheriffs Bryant and Holt. Carter said he doesn't like to see good employees go, but noted that both will have opportunities to stay on as part-timers."They've both been great employees, I feel comfortable speaking for the other sheriffs on that," he said. "We wish them well."
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