
Planning Committee Seeks Relatives of Fallen Officers
On Monday May 13th at 10:30 am, the Corpus Christi Police Department, Nueces County Sheriff’s Office, and the Port of Corpus Christi Police Department will together host the seventh annual Regional Peace Officers Memorial Day Ceremony. This year’s event once again will be held at the Solomon P. Ortiz International Center Outdoor Pavilion, 402 Harbor Drive, Corpus Christi. Keynote speaker for this year’s ceremony will be United States Congressman Blake Farenthold. The ceremony is a tribute to all Peace Officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty, specifically recognizing those officers from the Coastal Bend who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their community. The public is cordially invited to attend.
Members of the Peace Officers Memorial Day planning committee are seeking current addresses for family members of the fallen officers so they can be invited and properly recognized during the ceremony. If you are a family member, or can provide the address for a family member of any of these fallen officers please contact:
Executive Assistant to Chief Floyd Simpson
Teri Barrera
(361) 886-2603
NUECES COUNTY FALLEN OFFICERS
Corpus Christi City Marshal Elias Mussett Jr. END OF WATCH: May 6, 1892 Corpus Christi Police Officer Luther B. Prather END OF WATCH: September 14, 1919 Corpus Christi Police Officer Joseph L. Moon END OF WATCH: June 10, 1938 Corpus Christi Police Officer Roy N. Smith END OF WATCH: April 20, 1953 Corpus Christi Police Officer Frank Edward Dolan END OF WATCH: February 12, 1960 Corpus Christi Police Officer John W. Sartain END OF WATCH: August 20, 1971 Corpus Christi Police Officer Ruben T. Almanza END OF WATCH: July 27, 1984 Corpus Christi Police Officer Joseph D. Bock END OF WATCH: September 9, 1987 Corpus Christi Police Officer Juan R. Prieto END OF WATCH: February 2, 1993 Corpus Christi Police Officer Matthew Thebeau END OF WATCH: January 20, 2008 Corpus Christi Police Officer Stuart J. Alexander END OF WATCH: March 11, 2009 Port Of Corpus Christi Police Officer James Saavedra END OF WATCH: December 19, 2007 Nueces County Sheriff’s Deputy Thomas Nolan END OF WATCH: August 13, 1860 Nueces County Sheriff Matthew Nolan END OF WATCH: December 22, 1864 Nueces County Sheriff Dennis J. Kelly END OF WATCH: June 13, 1870 Nueces County Sheriff’s Deputy Thomas Shaw END OF WATCH: September 1877 Nueces County Sheriff’s Deputy Alexander S. Downs J. END OF WATCH: October 16, 1932 Nueces County Sheriff’s Deputy Irvin M. Brown END OF WATCH: February 13, 1995 Nueces County Constable Pct 1 Patrick 2. Freely END OF WATCH: March 25, 1917 Nueces County Constable Pct 1 R.R. Bledsoe END OF WATCH: July 5, 1925 Nueces County Constable Pct 1 Carl M. Bisbee END OF WATCH: July 6, 1925 Nueces County Constable Pct 6 Patrick S. Runyon END OF WATCH: February 7, 1981
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