Public responds with praise for Rabun’s first responders
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Breck Patterson, Lisa Patterson and their daughter Cylvie stand before the audience at the Rabun County Civic Center to talk about the life of Chan Patterson, a firefighter who died in a boating accident in June 2021 on Lake Tugalo in Rabun County. Search and Rescue consoled the Patterson family. Below: Sheriff Chad Nichols sits with his 6-year-old son Chatham at the banquet.
The inaugural Rabun County First Responders Banquet drew 425 to the civic center to honor those who protect and serve.
The Aug. 31 evening also was a night to remember those who have been lost.
