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One Voice United National Medal of Honor One Voice United National Medal of Honor 2020 One Voice United National Medal of Honor Candlelight Vigil May 14, 2021 7:00 PM Vigil Video Link https://fb.me/e/I0yVr4Q2 The National Pandemic touched everyone, causing pain and heartache far and wide. We as a nation can never fully express the gratitude owed to frontline workers who gave so much throughout the pandemic. Some of those who were tragically lost were the brave men and women who work every day in one of America’s most difficult and dangerous jobs. The Correctional Officers and other front-line staff who have made the ultimate sacrifice have gone largely unrecognized. Over the past 15 months we have suffered the loss of over 260 Correctional Officers, Supervisors and Essential Personnel to COVID-19 Line of Duty Deaths. We have done our best to verify those losses and memorialize the names of those lost. Please accept our apologies if we missed anyone or mispronounce any of their names during the Vigil. The first list of nine names represents a cross section of the agency’s we work with. The remaining presentations are listed by state in alphabetical order. Thank you to all the volunteers who worked extremely hard to gather the information and make this Vigil a reality. Presenters 1st Presenter – Eric Ward, Executive Director, Western States Center, Member of the One Voice United Board of Directors, Portland, Oregon 2nd Presenter – Jeff Medovitch, Rank and File Vice President, CCPOA, California 3rd Presenter – Mary Kay Henry, President SEIU, Washington, DC 4th Presenter – Shane Fausey, President AFGE Council of Local Prisons, Washington, DC 5th Presenter – Vic Bermudez, President Local 351 NJSPBA, New Jersey 6th Presenter – James McHenry, CO Michigan, Medal of Honor Committee Member 7th Presenter – Ed Sullivan, President NJSOA, Chairman National Medal of Honor Committee 8th Presenter - Jim Bell, Sector Steward NYSCOPBA, New York 1 th 9 presenter – Ardis Watkins, Executive Director SEANC, North Carolina Page One Voice United PO Box 474, Lake Odessa, MI 48849 www.onevoiceunited.org 833-430-0688 10th Presenter – Tammy Owens, President PGCOA, Maryland 11th Presenter – Elizabeth Shuler, Secretary Treasurer, AFL-CIO, Washington, DC 12th Presenter – Jeremy Tripp, Executive Director SEIU 517M, One Voice United Policy Director 13th Presenter – Lisamarie Fontano, CO Connecticut, Selections and Nominations Committee 14th Presenter – Rob English, Co-Director Metro IAF, Member of the One Voice United Board of Directors, Baltimore, Maryland 1st Presenter Eric Ward Correctional Officer Glenn Martinez, Guam Adult Correctional Facility, Guam Department of Corrections, Mangilao, Guam, End of Watch November 24, 2020 Corporal William Potter, District of Columbia Department of Corrections, Washington, DC., End of Watch January 19, 2021 Senior Correctional Officer Charlynn Phillips, Federal Correctional Complex Butner, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Butner, North Carolina, End of Watch June 2, 2020 Correctional Transportation Officer Damon Burton, Detroit Reentry Center, Michigan Department of Corrections, Detroit, Michigan, End of Watch March 31, 2020 Senior Correctional Police Officer Nelson Perdomo, East Jersey State Prison, New Jersey Department of Corrections, Rahway, New Jersey, End of Watch April 9, 2020 Correctional Peace Officer Jose Kates, North Kern State Prison, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Delano, California, End of Watch July 11, 2020 Master Sergeant Henry Turner, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Angola, Louisiana, End of Watch July 18, 2020 Correctional Officer, Jason Goen, Okaloosa County Jail, Okaloosa County Department of Corrections, Crestview, Florida, End of Watch January 1, 2021 Deputy Warden Roger Hodge, Calhoun State Prison, Georgia Department of Corrections, Morgan, Georgia, End of Watch April 14, 2020 2 Page One Voice United PO Box 474, Lake Odessa, MI 48849 www.onevoiceunited.org 833-430-0688 2nd Presenter Jeff Medovitch Chief Executive Assistant Mickey Bowen, DeKalb County Detention Center, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, Fort Payne, Alabama, End of Watch October 27, 2020 Detention Deputy Glenda Maxwell, Etowah County Detention Center, Etowah County Sheriff’s Department, Gadsden, Alabama, End of Watch November 8, 2020 Juvenile Detention Officer Stephen Chatman, Juvenile Probation Department, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Judicial Branch, Phoenix, Arizona, End of Watch March 30, 2020 Detention Officer Kevin Fletcher, 4th Avenue Jail, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department, Phoenix, Arizona, End of Watch July 6, 2020 Sergeant Ernie Quintero, Court Security Division, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, Phoenix, Arizona, End of Watch July 6, 2020 Detention Officer Alvin Ramirez, Avondale Jail, Avondale Police Department, Avondale, Arizona, End of Watch June 7, 2020 Sergeant Seeyengkee Ly, Central California Women’s Facility, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Chowchilla, California, End of Watch August 2, 2020 Correctional Peace Officer Michael Marin, Central California Women’s Facility, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Chowchilla, California, End of Watch July 26, 2020 Correctional Peace Officer Danny Mendoza, California Rehabilitation Center, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Norco, California, End of Watch May 30, 2020 Sergeant Gilbert Polanco, San Quentin State Prison, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, San Quentin, California, End of Watch August 9, 2020 Supervising Registered Nurse II Alfred Lopez, California Institution for Women, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Corona, California, End of Watch January 26, 2021 Correctional Peace Officer Henry Sanchez, Centinela State Prison, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Imperial, California, End of Watch July 24, 2020 3 Page One Voice United PO Box 474, Lake Odessa, MI 48849 www.onevoiceunited.org 833-430-0688 Correctional Peace Officer Joseph J. Loyd, Centinela State Prison, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Imperial, California, End of Watch January 7, 2021 Correctional Peace Officer Ronald Mickens, California Institute for Women, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Chino, California, End of Watch July 31, 2020 Correctional Peace Officer George Solis, California State Prison, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Lancaster, California, End of Watch December 25, 2020 Correctional Peace Officer Martin Munoz, Kern Valley State Prison, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Delano, California, End of Watch January 1, 2021 Correctional Peace Officer Ralph Valentine, California Health Care Facility, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Stockton, California, End of Watch January 10, 2021 Correctional Peace Officer Jerome Pickett, Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, San Diego, California, End of Watch January 11, 2021 Correctional Peace Officer Ferdinand Erese, Valley State Prison, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Chowchilla, California, End of Watch January 11, 2021 Correctional Peace Officer Ernesto Medina, Correctional Training Facility, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Soledad, California, End of Watch January 15, 2021 3rd Presenter Mary Kay Henry Correctional Peace Officer Jose Anonas, California Institute for Men, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Chino, California, End of Watch January 17, 2021 Correctional Peace Officer Renato Benitez-Sanchez, California Institute for Men, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Chino, California, End of Watch January 17, 2021 Correctional Peace Officer David Islas, Deuel Vocational Institute, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Tracy, California, End of Watch January 19, 2021 Correctional Peace Officer David Salinas, Kern Valley State Prison, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Delano, California, End of Watch January 27, 2021 4 Page One Voice United PO Box 474, Lake Odessa, MI 48849 www.onevoiceunited.org 833-430-0688 Correctional Peace Officer Jose Saul Delgado, Calipatria State Prison, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Calipatria, California, End of Watch February 1, 2021 Deputy Probation Officer Julio Beltran, Riverside County Probation Department, Riverside, California, End of Watch November 14, 2020 Deputy Terrell Young, Cois M. Byrd Detention Center, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Murieta, California, End of Watch April 2, 2020 Senior Detention Officer Erica McAdoo, Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, Los Angeles, California End of Watch July 3, 2020 Receptionist Maria Franco, Kern County Sheriff’s Office, Bakersfield, California, End of Watch January 20, 2021 Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Hopkins, El Paso County Criminal Justice Center, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, Colorado Springs, Colorado, End of Watch April 1, 2020 District Youth Rehabilitation Services Officer Kenneth Moore, District of Columbia Department of Youth Rehabilitative Services, Washington, DC End of Watch April 1, 2020 Sergeant Adeniran Faminu, District of Columbia Department of Corrections, Washington, DC, End of Watch February 15, 2021 Classification Administrator Theresa Capers, District of Columbia Department of Corrections, Washington, DC, End of Watch April 16, 2020 Sergeant
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