Eric Wayne Mumaw

1972 - 2017

Eric Wayne Mumaw

Goodlettsville, TN

Eric Wayne Mumaw, age 44, passed away in the line of duty on February 2, 2017. He was born on July 22, 1972 in Websterville, Ohio to his loving mother, Esther Marie Connell. In addition to his mother, Eric is survived by his brother Timothy Scott Mumaw; sister Vonda Kay Mumaw Morris (Kenny); aunts and uncles, Joyce Bell, Norma and Robert McFarland, Margie Rogers, and Pam Connell and numerous cousins, friends and fellow officers. Preceeded in death by his step-father Arthur Basil Connell and grandparents, Clarence and Mary Fetter.

Eric was a veteran police officer serving over 18 years. During his time on the force, he received many awards for his bravery and exemplary behavior. He received the following awards and metals: · Exemplary Service Award - 2003: A domestic disturbance call involving a fight between a father and his adult son evolved into a case of Officers Mumaw and Treadwell working closely together to prevent the son from killing himself. Once officers arrived, the 29-year-old man cut his wrists and told them he wanted to die. Both officers engaged in a lengthy dialogue with the man, and at one point had to convince him that charging the officers with the knife with the hope that they would shoot him was not an option. As a result of the officers' careful negotiations with the man, he dropped his knife and was subdued - eventually being taken to the hospital for a psychological evaluation.

· Chief's Coin - 2005 · Chief's Coin - 2006 · Chief's Coin - 2007

· Department Commendation - 4/24/2007: Officer Mumaw was conducting surveillance at a gas station when he saw an SUV suddenly exit the parking lot. A man screamed that his vehicle had been stolen with his infant son still inside the SUV. Officer Mumaw pursued the stolen vehicle until it ran off the road. The suspect was arrested a short time later and the baby, unharmed, was reunited with his father.

· Police Officer of the Month - May, 2010 · Chief's Coin - 2010

· Lifesaving Award - 4/27/2011: Responded to a call of a person armed with a sword attempting to kill his roommate with two fellow officers. As they responded they realized the victim was inside struggling with the suspect who was attempting to kill him. The officers quickly grabbed the suspect and wrestled the sword away from him, literally saving the victims life.

· Chief's Coin - 2011 · Chief's Coin - 2012 · Chief's Coin - 2013

Department Commendation - 4/19/2013: Officer Mumaw's proactive police work undoubtedly saved lives when he stopped to check on a motorist he thought was broken down on Old Hickory Boulevard near an Interstate off- ramp. The driver, however, admitted she was planning to drive the wrong way onto the Interstate in order to end her own life. Officer Mumaw was able to stop this selfish act which could have proven fatal to innocent motorists and their families.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Monday, February 6, 2017, 12:00 noon at Cornerstone Church in Madison. Visitation will be on Monday from 9:00 a.m. until service time at Cornerstone Church. There will also be a service held in Columbus for Eric on Friday, February 10, 2017, 11:00 a.m. at Linworth Baptist Church, 6200 Linworth Road, Worthington, Ohio with Pastor Brent Miller officiating . Eric will be cremated and his ashes will be buried at Memorial Gardens, Mount Vernon, Ohio. Memorial contributions may be made to the Nashville Fraternal Order of Police, Andrew W Jackson Lodge #5, Youth Camp, nashvillefop.org. Arrangements entrusted to Spring Hill Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5110 Gallatin Road, Nashville, TN 37216, 615-865-1101, www.springhillfh.com.