An Black Tie Affair
Our Master of Ceremony
Thomas McFadden is a criminal investigator with the Florence County Sheriff’s Office. He’s a 22yr veteran who works homicides and property crimes. He’s a native of Timmonsville SC and a 1994 graduate of Timmonsville High School Home of The Mighty Whirlwinds!!!
He started his law enforcement career in 1997 at the Florence County Detention Center and in 1998 he was hired by Lake City Police Dept as a patrolman but he was promoted to patrol sergeant a year later because of his excellent work ethics and drive. Lake City is also where he found Mrs. Mcfadden.
In 2002 he returned to the Florence County Sheriff’s Office as a patrolman and because of that same work ethics and drive in 2004 he was promoted to criminal investigation where he was awarded investigator of the year in 2005. In 2010 because of his savvy and gift for gab he was assigned to the first homicide unit at the Florence County Sheriff’s Office that accounted for numerous arrest and convictions including the first death penalty case in Florence County.
Though out his career he has volunteered time to mentor and coach the youth and is now currently the head football coach at Timmonsville High School Home of The Mighty Whirlwinds!!!
Our Speaker
Deodge Hill is the founder of PH1LL Incorporated also known as The PH1LL Foundation. The PH1LL Foundation is a nonprofit organization (501c3 tax exempt) founded in 2015 with a mission to provide programs, resources, and scholarship opportunities to single mothers seeking to pursue a college education. The purpose of PH1LL is to help single mothers recognize their potential to attain excellence while being faced with challenges of being a single mother.
The foundation is named after her late husband, Patrick Hill. Patrick was a Detroit Police officer who passed in the line of duty in October 2013. PH1LL was started in his honor to continue his legacy and provide resources to give back to the community that raised him, he lived for, and he ultimately gave his life for.
When Deodge and Patrick met during her undergraduate studies, she was a single mother. Through great services and organizations providing resources to her, she was able to obtain her bachelor degree in 4 years. She would like to provide motivation and encouragement to any young lady that is faced with the challenge of raising a child alone and still figuring out how to obtain a college degree.
