Sergeant Mickey Hutchens

To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. Sergeant Mickey Hutchens went Home on Monday, October 12, 2009. Mickey was born, November 6, 1958 to Shirley and Donald Hutchens, who brought him home to a house of love. Mickey loved his sisters Sherri and Wendy as they came into the family. He was very proud to have attended Forbush Elementary and to have graduated from Forbush High School in 1976. Mickey received an Associate's Degree from Surry Community College in 1979 and a Bachelor's of Arts from Gardner-Webb University in 1981. He made his profession of faith as a child and was a member of Forbush Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon and loved doing local mission work. Mickey joined the Winston-Salem Police Department and was so proud to be a police officer. He loved his squad and seeing each one of them becoming a better officer every day. Mickey loved his time as a juvenile detective, and was so proud that he had served in the Office of Professional Standards for the department. Mickey loved his family and was a great dad to Jill and Leah, taking real pride in their achievements. No one could have been a better father to them. Mickey spent many hours playing the guitar with his best friend Bobby, in the outdoors with his very spoiled dog Lilly, or with Phillip fixing things and cooking barbeque. Mickey is survived by his wife Beth and daughters Jill and Leah, his sisters Sherri and Wendy and brothers-in-law Kevin and John, his mother Shirley and step-father Donald Bowen, his mother-in-law Bonnie Hennings, nieces Rebecca and Rachel, and his nephew Preston who had such a special place in his heart and life, his aunt Linda, cousins Julia, Sarah, Leslie, Jeff, Camille, Jamie and their children which include three special little girls in our family, Molly, Carrie Grace, and Bailey who made him smile. He was predeceased by his father who he missed every day, his Aunts Margaret and Ethel and his Uncle Ray. His extended family includes his squad, his police department family, especially Cindy, Joe, and PJ as well as Bobby, who was like a brother to Mickey, and Eileen his partner from juvenile, also Beth's Wake Forest University Family has a very special place during this tragedy. Sgt. Hutchens will lie in state on Thursday, October 15th beginning at 2:00 p.m. at Wait Chapel on the campus of Wake Forest University with family visitation from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. The funeral service will be conducted Friday, October 16th at 2:00 p.m. at Wait Chapel. Burial will follow at Forbush Baptist Church Cemetery in Yadkinville. The family is so appreciative of the generosity and assistance of Wake Forest University Provost Jill Tiefenthaler and Chaplain Tim Auman. The Family would like to thank the dedicated personnel of the fire department and EMS, the WFU Baptist Medical Center emergency physicians, special nurses Sandi, Joyce, Shirley and Jennifer; and especially Dr. Daniel Couture, Dr. Preston Miller, Dr. Lynn Gries, Dr. Tripp Miller, and Jim Johnson, PA, as well as the N.C. Highway Patrol, the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, the Wake Forest University Police, the members of Behind the Blue Line for their unwavering service to our immediate family and friends and our Winston Salem Police Department family and friends during this time. We have had many special friends who have spent time with us, ran errands, or simply sat with us this past week and shared with us the impact Mickey had made on each of their lives. Thanks to Lori, Loree,Lark, Brette, Lizzie, Charlene, Bonnie, and Melissa. We cannot express enough appreciation for the amount of love and prayers the community has provided during our time of need. Each of your cards, prayer quilts, and flowers has touched our lives in honoring Mickey. We are certain of Mickey's presence in heaven now, but we will still miss him every day until we can join him. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sgt. Mickey Hutchens Memorial Scholarship Fund at any Wachovia Branch. The donations will be utilized to establish a scholarship in Sgt. Hutchens memory.

Memorials:
Sgt. Mickey Hutchens Memorial Scholarship Fund, any Wachovia Branch

Cemetery:
Forbush Baptist Church Cemetery

Visitation:
06:00pm - 08:00pm on October 15, 2009 at Wait Chapel

Service:
Service at 02:00pm on October 16, 2009 at Wait Chapel