CLARKSVILLE,Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW)-  The Clarksville Street Department worker who was tragically killed while on the job in 2019 was honored with a plaque and a ceremony was held on Monday, June 29, to unveil the plaque.

Family members, coworkers at Clarksville Street Department, City leaders and members of the Tennessee General Assembly gathered to honor the memory of Jeffrey Prosecky and nearly 100 bowed their heads in prayer as the Rev. Vicki Patton, Associate Pastor of Woodlawn Community Church, offered a blessing of the event and words of comfort to the Prosecky family and Jeffrey’s coworkers, according to a news release from Richard Stevens, communications director for the City of Clarksville.

The group was assembled at the corner of College Street and Riverside Drive, where a heavy truck  fatally struck Prosecky last September while making a turn at the intersection.

The driver continued to drive and was later located in Kentucky. Clarksville Police 

Jeffrey Prosecky

Jeffrey’s widow, family and friends joined Mayor Joe Pitts and Street Department Director David Shepard to unveil the plaque, which reads: “In Memory– Jeffrey A. Prosecky Jr. — Sept. 3, 2019.”

 

Ericka Prosecky, Street Department Director David Shepard and Mayor Joe Pitts unveiled a plaque to honor the memory of Jeffrey Prosecky Jr. (Richard Stevens/City of Clarksville)
Photo by Richard Stevens, City of Clarksville

“It means a lot to know that Jeffery’s memory will always be lived throughout the city, and to everybody that reads the plaque. That everybody just knows how much he was loved and how much of a great person he was,” said Prosecky’s mother Tina.

“It means a lot as far as honoring his memory. And it brings awareness to. That’s the biggest thing I take away from this, so that nobody else has to live through this,” said his brother Josh Prosecky.

Both mother and brother expressed their appreciation for the city, especially the Street Department, for their love and support.

Mayor Pitts also noted that the City is working with local state  legislators and the Tennessee Department of Transportation to create a truck
route that would restrict large trucks from using the lower end of College Street and the intersection at Riverside Drive.

“Today, this solemn event is all about Jeffrey,” Mayor Pitts said. “We remember his spirit, his work ethic and his love of the outdoors. From now on, when we see this plaque we will pay tribute to his good name, and to a good man. He will always be a part of the City of Clarksville family and the Street Department family.”