In Memory of Deputy Scott Quarles January 23, 1981 - June 11, 2003. Laurens County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina. Deputy Joseph Scott Quarles was traveling west on A.B. Jacks Road on his way to assist fellow deputies at the Laurens Speedway when he lost control of his police cruiser resulting in his untimely death. Deputy Scott Quarles began his law enforcement career with the Laurens County Sheriff's Office on November 13, 2000 at the age of 19. He performed various duties from clerical to civil process and worked in the Detention Center while waiting for his opportunity to become a certified Laurens County Deputy Sheriff. Deputy Quarles was certified by the SC Criminal Justice Academy as a Class I Officer on January 25, 2002 just a few days after his 21st birthday. He was finally legal age to carry a pistol and had the certification to back it up. He worked at Gray Court Owings School as a School Resource Officer and finally went to the Uniform Patrol Division where his heart was after his tour of the school. Scott also volunteered his spare time by working with the youth of the Sheriff's Office Explorer Program as well as being a member of the Sheriff's Office Honor Guard and assisting in numerous community functions such as Kid-Prints, Festivals, Career Days, Safety Fairs and many, many more events. He even played taps on his bugle at a 9/11 memorial for his community that he loved so much. Deputy Scott Quarles was a focused man who knew what he wanted and achieved it. A young life that achieved much and gave much. Deputy Joseph Scott Quarles answered his final and eternal call on Wednesday June 11, 2003 at the age of 22. END OF WATCH: Wednesday, June 11, 2003

• published: 23 May 2013
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