Stanislaus County Peace Officer Memorial Run 2013

"Photograph was taken of people associated with the Ceres Police Department in front of the Gallo Center located downtown Modesto. We were there to support the fallen officers of Stanislaus County. Since 1935 there have been 15 fallen officers. OFFICER LAVON B. NEW Turlock Police Department. end of watch August 14, 1935 OFFICER EARLE M. AMES California Highway Patrol. end of watch December 10, 1936 OFFICER JOE E. KERLEY Turlock Police Department. end of watch November 1, 1949 OFFICER GEORGE G. BREDENBERG JR. Turlock Police Department. end of watch November 4, 1949 OFFICER HAROLD B. HARLESS Riverbank Police Department. end of watch October 17, 1965 DEPUTY HAROLD L. THORNTON Stanislaus County Sheriffs Office. end of watch August 23, 1967 DEPUTY BILL J. DICKENS Stanislaus County Sheriffs Office. end of watch January 27, 1970 OFFICER WILLIAM R. COURT California Highway Patrol. end of watch February 13, 1970 OFFICER RAYMOND C. WILLERT Turlock Police Department. end of watch February 9, 1973 OFFICER LEO R. VOLK Modesto Police Department. end of watch May 21, 1973 SERGEANT HOWARD K. STEVENSON Ceres Police Department. end of watch January 9, 2005 OFFICER EARL H. SCOTT California Highway Patrol. end of watch February 17, 2006 SERGEANT STEVEN E. MAY Modesto Police Department. end of watch July 23, 2009 DEPUTY ROBERT PARIS Stanislaus County Sheriffs Office. end of watch April 12, 2012 Since 2002, the primary goals of this non-profit organization have been to educate the public about officers who die in the line of duty, to support and assist the families of fallen officers, and to raise public awareness of the Stanislaus County, State and National memorials for fallen officers." - http://www.ci.ceres.ca.us/ - Stanislaus County Peace Officer Memorial Run 2013 (Sep 23, 2013)