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EL CENTRO聽性视界传媒� Law enforcement officers, families, and community members will gather on Friday, May 2, for the 17th Annual Imperial Valley Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony to honor 49 officers who lost their lives in the line of duty in the Imperial Valley.

The ceremony will be held at the steps of the Imperial County Courthouse, located at 939 W. Main Street in El Centro. A motorcade procession will assemble in front of the courthouse at 6:45 p.m., with the ceremony beginning promptly at 7 p.m.

Organizers say the evening will feature a series of solemn tributes, including guest speakers, a 21-gun salute, a flag-folding ceremony, the playing of 性视界传媒淭aps性视界传媒� and 性视界传媒淎mazing Grace,性视界传媒� and a moment of silence marked by a glow stick vigil in memory of the fallen.

性视界传媒淚t is a true privilege to honor each of these 49 members for their service and extend the utmost respect to their loved ones for their memories and sacrifice,性视界传媒� said Wesley Boerner, chairperson of the Imperial Valley Law Enforcement Memorial (IVLEM) Committee and retired officer with the California Highway Patrol.

The names of all 49 fallen officers, spanning over a century of service from 1920 through 2021, will be read aloud during the ceremony. Those honored served in various agencies, including the Imperial County Sheriff性视界传媒檚 Department, local police departments, U.S. Border Patrol, and other state and federal law enforcement agencies.

In recognition of the memorial, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors is also scheduled to proclaim May 2, 2025, as Imperial Valley Law Enforcement Memorial Day during one of its April meetings.

The event is open to the public, and the IVLEM Committee invites community members to join in paying tribute to the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to the Imperial Valley.

For more information or to view the full list of fallen officers, attendees are encouraged to contact the IVLEM Committee or visit the courthouse on the evening of the ceremony.

Imperial County性视界传媒檚 Fallen Officers
Listed chronologically by End of Watch (EOW)

1. Deputy Julian Abraham Partin, Imperial County Sheriff性视界传媒檚 Office性视界传媒擡OW Feb. 11, 1920

2. Officer Paul Robinson, El Centro Police Department性视界传媒擡OW Aug. 30, 1926

3. Officer Frank William Hunter, Holtville Police Department性视界传媒擡OW Aug. 21, 1927

4. Deputy Ivan Ernest Null, Imperial County Sheriff性视界传媒檚 Office性视界传媒擡OW Oct. 17, 1935

5. Deputy Walter Lee Henry, Imperial County Sheriff性视界传媒檚 Office性视界传媒擡OW Dec. 20, 1944

6. Border Patrol Inspector Earl F. Fleckiger, U.S. Border Patrol性视界传媒擡OW June 23, 1945

7. Border Patrol Inspector Anthony L. Oneto, U.S. Border Patrol性视界传媒擡OW March 11, 1947

8. Officer Rubert W. Franks, El Centro Police Department性视界传媒擡OW Aug. 12, 1948

9. Chief Harry Merle Miller, Westmorland Police Department性视界传媒擡OW Sept. 23, 1956

10. Captain Joseph 性视界传媒淏ill性视界传媒� Tackett, Holtville Police Department性视界传媒擡OW April 18, 1958

11. Pilot Kenneth L. Carl, U.S. Border Patrol性视界传媒擡OW June 18, 1961

12. Officer Charles Strawhun, Holtville Police Department性视界传媒擡OW Jan. 29, 1963

13. Deputy Benjamin J. Solomon, Imperial County Sheriff性视界传媒檚 Office性视界传媒擡OW April 10, 1963

14. Deputy Milton Raymond Smalling, Imperial County Sheriff性视界传媒檚 Office性视界传媒擡OW Jan. 22, 1967

15. Officer Franke A. Story, California Highway Patrol性视界传媒擡OW July 19, 1967

16. Senior Patrol Inspector James G. Burns, U.S. Border Patrol性视界传媒擡OW Dec. 8, 1968

17. Sergeant Robert Lee Mikesell, Brawley Police Department性视界传媒擡OW Aug. 3, 1972

18. Deputy Michael J. Edwards, Imperial County Sheriff性视界传媒檚 Office性视界传媒擡OW May 30, 1975

19. Special Agent Ralph N. Shaw, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration性视界传媒擡OW May 14, 1976

20. Officer Arthur Kenneth Hennesay, El Centro Police Department性视界传媒擡OW May 3, 1977

21. Officer John A. Vickers, El Centro Police Department性视界传媒擡OW May 3, 1977

22. Agent Charles W. Elmore, Federal Bureau of Investigation性视界传媒擡OW Aug. 9, 1979

23. Special Agent Jared Robert Porter, Federal Bureau of Investigation性视界传媒擡OW Aug. 9, 1979

24. Lt. Robert A. Flynt, California Department of Fish and Game性视界传媒擡OW May 11, 1984

25. Special Agent Enrique S. Camarena, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration性视界传媒擡OW Feb. 7, 1985

26. Pilot Lester L. Haynie, U.S. Border Patrol性视界传媒擡OW June 14, 1985

27. Patrol Agent John Robert McCravey, U.S. Border Patrol性视界传媒擡OW Feb. 23, 1987

28. Sgt. Richard Grijalva Romero, Imperial County Sheriff性视界传媒檚 Office性视界传媒擡OW Oct. 24, 1988

29. Deputy Roy Allan Chester, Los Angeles County Sheriff性视界传媒檚 Department性视界传媒擡OW Oct. 24, 1988

30. Investigator Michael David Davis Sr., Riverside County Sheriff性视界传媒檚 Office性视界传媒擡OW Oct. 24, 1988

31. Deputy James Daniel McSweeney, Los Angeles County Sheriff性视界传媒檚 Department性视界传媒擡OW Oct. 24, 1988

32. Deputy Mark Steven Tonkin, Orange County Sheriff性视界传媒檚 Department性视界传媒擡OW Oct. 24, 1988

33. Sgt. Robert Taylor, Westmorland Police Department性视界传媒擡OW Dec. 30, 1995

34. Patrol Agent Aurelio Valencia, U.S. Border Patrol性视界传媒擡OW Jan. 25, 1996

35. Officer James D. Schultz, California Highway Patrol性视界传媒擡OW Nov. 16, 1996

36. Special Agent John Gilberto Orellana, Immigration and Naturalization Service性视界传媒擡OW Jan. 29, 1998

37. Chief J. Leonard Speer, Calipatria Police Department性视界传媒擡OW April 10, 1998

38. Patrol Agent Richard Goldstein, U.S. Border Patrol性视界传媒擡OW May 11, 2007

39. Officer Robert Franklin Dickey, California Highway Patrol性视界传媒擡OW June 10, 2007

40. Officer Adrian Castro Cordova, Calexico Police Department性视界传媒擡OW Nov. 1, 2007

41. Senior Patrol Agent Luis Alberto Aguilar, U.S. Border Patrol性视界传媒擡OW Jan. 19, 2008

42. Agent Aaron Garcia, Union Pacific Railroad Police Department性视界传媒擡OW May 7, 2008

43. Deputy Probation Officer Irene Beatrice Rios, Imperial County Probation Department性视界传媒擡OW Aug. 13, 2008

44. Officer Arnold Obeso, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation性视界传媒擡OW Jan. 4, 2009

45. Agent Robert Wimer Rosas, U.S. Border Patrol性视界传媒擡OW July 23, 2009

46. Pilot Officer Daniel Nava Benavides, California Highway Patrol性视界传媒擡OW May 7, 2010

47. Officer Efren Coronel, El Centro Police Department性视界传媒擡OW June 3, 2020

48. Agent Alejandro Flores-Ba帽uelos, U.S. Border Patrol性视界传媒擡OW March 15, 2021

49. Deputy Anthony Joel Redondo, Imperial County Sheriff性视界传媒檚 Office性视界传媒擡OW June 26, 2021