Henderson County Sheriff Ed Brady is announcing his retirement from the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office after 14 and a half years as sheriff and a total of 52 years in local law enforcement.
Sheriff Brady’s retirement will become effective at midnight on June 30th.
Brady is currently serving his fourth consecutive term as Sheriff, a term which expires at the end of December 2022.
A news release issued Friday morning notes that Sheriff Brady began his career in law enforcement at the age of 17 June of 1969 as a Kentucky State Police dispatcher at the Henderson State Police Post-16.
In January of 1975, Brady transferred to Henderson County and was appointed as the Public Affairs Officer for Post 16 in 1982.
He stayed in that position until he retired from the State Police in June of 1991 to accept the position of Chief of Police for the Henderson Police Department.
Brady served as Police Chief for 15 and a half years before he was elected Sheriff of Henderson County.
Sheriff Brady says retirement is a bitter-sweet time in his life. He notes, “I will be turning 70 later this month, and June marks 52 years for me. It just seems like the right time to go.” Sheriff Brady added, “I love everyone I work with and am surrounded by some of the best law enforcement officers I have ever worked with. I still enjoy law enforcement. But everyone has a time, and I want a chance to enjoy life after retirement. The thought of retirement does make me nervous, but I would be nervous about retirement if I had done it five years ago or five years from now.”
As for Brady’s plans for the future? He says the most immediate plans call for the clean-up of a pole barn and painting a gazebo. But after catching up on those home projects Brady says he will see if there are things out there where someone needs him. He says he doesn’t see himself sitting around very long, especially during the winter.
As for a succession plan, Sheriff Brady has asked County Judge Executive Brad Schneider to appoint his Chief Deputy David Crafton to fill the position until the next election in 2022. Brady says David Crafton is a good man and proven public servant. “He and I have run the Sheriff’s Office for over a decade together and think along the same lines and the public will continue to see good service with him in the position.”
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