CPO FAMILY Autumn 2015 A Publication of The CPO Foundation Vol. 25, No. 2 PROJECT 2000 XXVI June 18-21, 2015, Jacksonville, Florida Cover: An “Overall Look” at Project 2000 XXVI Inside: Honored Officers Honored Families Honor Guards Kids & Teens Assault Survivors Additional photos and more! 1 Field Representatives Jennifer Donaldson Davis Alabama Representative CPO FAMILY Carolyn Kelley Alabama Representative The Correctional Peace Officers Foundation Ned Entwisle Alaska Representative 1346 N. Market Blvd. • Sacramento, CA 95834 Liz Shaffer-Smith Arizona Representative P. O. Box 348390 • Sacramento, CA 95834-8390 Wayne Harmon Maricopa County, AZ Representative 916.928.0061 • 800.800.CPOF Connie Summers California Representative cpof.org Charlie Bennett California Representative Guy Edmonds Colorado Representative Directors of The CPO Foundation Kim Blakley Federal Representative Glenn Mueller Chairman/National Director George Mesko Federal Representative Edgar W. Barcliff, Jr. Vice Chairman/National Director Laura Phillips Federal Representative Don Dease Secretary/National Director John Williams Florida Representative Richard Waldo Treasurer/National Director Donald Almeter Florida Representative Salvador Osuna National Director Gary Van Der Ham Florida Representative Jim Brown National Director Rose Williams Georgia Representative Kim Potter-Blair National Director Roger Sherman Hawaii Representative Adrain Brewer Indiana Representative Chaplains of The CPO Foundation Wayne Bowdry Kentucky Representative Rev. Gary R. Evans Batesburg-Leesville, SC Vanessa Lee Mississippi Representative Pastor Tony Askew Brundidge, AL Ora Starks Mississippi Representative Lisa Hunter Montana Representative Honor Guard Commanders of The CPO Foundation April Bulling-June Nebraska Representative Captain Steve Dizmon (Ret.) California DOC Tania Arguello Nevada Representative Dave Wedzina (Ret.) New York DOCS Nickey Brooks Nevada Representative Brian Reinshaw New Jersey Representative CPOF Staff Dave Wedzina New York Representative Charleene Corby Chief Executive Officer Jay West North New York Representative Rachel Lee OfficeAdministrator Laura Matthews North Carolina Representative Patricia Bjorklund Executive Assistant Ricky Anderson North Carolina Representative Cindy Wahlquist Bookkeeper Sarah Haynes Ohio Representative Stephanie Barone Catastrophic Coordinator Ann Tandy Arkansas & Oklahoma Representative Christina Labio Catastrophic Coordinator Dan Weber West Oregon Representative Kim Blakley Federal Catast. Coord./Research Analyst Michael Seefeldt East Oregon Representative Shanna Bredeson Charitable Campaign Coordinator Wendy Baur Pennsylvania Representative Jim Giles Pennsylvania Representative Larry Bottner Philadelphia Prison System Manny Leander Rhode Island Representative Gary Evans South Carolina Representative Cheryl Thorpe Tennessee Representative To request catastrophic assistance for a Correctional Cathy Stokes Texas Representative Officer or Staff at your prison, jail or office, email: Eileen Kennedy Texas Representative [email protected]. Please provide your full name, Carol Manning Utah Representative institution, rank and cell phone number (or other Christy House Utah Representative phone number where you can be reached). Thank you Ray Wagoner West Virginia & Virginia Representative for assisting us in“Taking Care of our Own.” Darren Feiler West Washington Representative Bridgett Bolinger East Washington Representative Note: Many Representatives bring the CPO Foundation Evelyn Schultz Wisconsin Representative to one or more other States in addition to their home State. Sharon Crerar Wyoming Representative The Correctional Peace Officers Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit, tax-exempt charity registered with the Internal Revenue Service under IRC 501(c)(3), 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi), ID number 68-0023302. The CPO FAMILY is the official publication of The Correctional Peace Officers (CPO) Foundation. $5.00 of each Supporting Member’s annual donation is allocated for the CPO FAMILY subscription. Any item submitted for publication must contain the true name, address and telephone number or email address of the author. The Editor reserves the right to edit for space considerations or for other reasons as deemed appropriate by the Editor. © 2015 Correctional Peace Officers Foundation, Inc. 2 CPO FAMILY Autumn 2015 A Publication of The CPO Foundation Vol. 25, No. 2 4 Project 2000 XXVI ~ June 18-21, 2015 5-10 The Corrections Professionals of Project 2000 STATES’ NEWS XXVI honored on Friday, June 19, 2015 11 Thank You! Donations to the CPOF made at 26 California Project 2000 XXVI 29 Nebraska 12-13 The Honored Families of Project 2000 XXVI 30 Arizona 14-18 Honor Guards of Project 2000 XXVI 31 Washington 19 Project 2000 XXVI Correspondence 32 New York 20-21 Survivors of Assaults; Catastrophic Assistance 34 Texas Recipients; and Bravery “Above and Beyond the 36 Florida Call of Duty” Recipients 37 North Carolina 22-23 Project 2000 XXVI Kids & Teens 38 Colorado 24 Another “Overall Look” at Project 2000 XXVI 40 Pennsylvania 29 Introducing Christy House, New Representative 41 Georgia for the State of Utah 44 Oregon 42 Federal News 46 Nevada 51 Letter from Oklahoma District Supervisor 47 Kentucky Jeff W. Woody, Southwest District Community 48 South Carolina Corrections 49 Idaho 52-53 Lifetime Sponsors of the CPO Foundation 50 Rhode Island 54 ttica The Prison A reservation P Foundation uilding, B Attica, NY A 55 Storied Life in ’s Page: “ 25 Char Corrections” • RIBCO honors Larry Corby Guard Members from • Honor esent San Quentin State Prison pr BACK COVER: Char with a special tribute The National Big House Prison Museum PLAN TO ATTEND!! PROJECT 2000 XXVII in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Thursday, June 9 - Sunday, June 12, 2016 3 PROJECT 2000 XXVI June 18-21, 2015 ~ Jacksonville, Florida We were pleased to welcome over 700 Corrections Professionals, families, friends and guests to Project 2000 XXVI in Jacksonville, Florida June 18-21. That number swelled impressively to over 800 at the Friday, June 19 Memorial Ceremony at Metropolitan Park by the attendance of many local and area Corrections and other law enforcement Officers, Administrators and dignitaries. At right is the list of those Corrections Professionals who were honored at the Project 2000 XXVI Memorial Ceremony. Descriptions of the incidents that led to their deaths in the line of duty are on pages 7-12. We give many thanks and much appreciation to the CPOF National Honor Guard and all the Honor Guards from across the nation who participated in the Ceremony. We also extend our appreciation to EVERYONE at the Ceremony for enduring the very high heat that Mother Nature unfortunately decided to “bestow” upon us, and promise to ask her to The Annual National Memorial Ceremony is the be more kind next year in Pittsburgh! highlight of every Project 2000 gathering. Here is the complete list of the events and activities of Project 2000 XXVI: Thursday -- • The Annual Welcome Buffet Dinner Friday -- • The Annual Memorial Luncheon (follows immediately after the Memorial Ceremony) • Kids & Teens Lunch • Seminar: Homegrown Violent Extremists • Youth Counseling Session The Wall of Honor separate panel with the • “Picnic” (that had to be held indoors because of photographs of the Project 2000 XXVI honorees. thunderstorms!) Note: Photographs could not be located for three Saturday -- of the Fallen Officers from the past. • Seminar: Contraband Cell Phones • Seminar: Women in Corrections • “Time for You” Informal Session for Fallen Family members • The Annual Recognition Luncheon • Kids & Teens Lunch • Seminar: Gangs in Prisons • Special Session for Survivors of Assaults and their family members • Pizza and Ice Cream Sundae Party for Kids 12 and under • “Teen Night Out” Nighttime view of the St. John River and Sunday -- buildings on the opposite shore, taken from the • The Annual “Closing Event” Buffet Breakfast, Project 2000 XXVI host hotel, featuring the Project Kids & Teens “Songfest” the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville. 4 The Corrections Professionals of PROJECT 2000 XXVI Honored on Friday, June 19, 2015 in Jacksonville, Florida Correctional Officer V Christopher Davis Correctional Officer V Eligio Garcia Jr. Western Region Transportation Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas EOW: January 14, 2015 Correctional Officers Christopher Davis (left) and Eligio Garcia Jr. (right) were killed in a prison bus crash. The bus was transporting 10 inmates from a transfer facility in Abilene, Texas to the Rogelio Sanchez State Jail in El Paso, Texas. The bus hit a patch of ice on an overpass, causing it to slide off the highway and down an embankment. The bus then struck a passing train and was dragged along the tracks, breaking apart. Officer Davis and Officer Garcia, along with eight inmates, suffered fatal injuries at the scene. One other Officer, Correctional Officer Jason Self, was transported to the hospital in critical condition. Officer Davis had served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for 17 years. He is survived by his wife Donna; stepson Darrell; parents Perry and Ruthanne Davis; and brother and sister-in-law Bruce and Barbara Davis. Officer Garcia had served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for 22 years. He is survived. by two daughters, 12-year-old Larson Avery and 10-year-old Ansleigh Grace; his parents Eligio R. and Belia Garcia; two sisters Lillian Wheeler and CorrectionalYolanda Stapp; Officer and two Danny brothers Luxtrum Jamie Garcia and Michael Garcia High Desert