[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 99 (Friday, June 16, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H6078-H6079]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CORRECTIONAL PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from California [Mr. Doolittle] is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. DOOLITTLE. Mr. Speaker, today I attended the annual memorial 
service held at the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington, VA sponsored by the 
Correctional Peace Officers Foundation, Inc., as part of National 
Correctional Peace Officers Memorial Week. This service was held to 
commemorate the sacrifice of those correctional peace officers who died 
in the line of duty and to honor their families. I should like to 
submit for the Record the names of those individuals honored, together 
with the circumstances surrounding the individuals' deaths.

       Inspector Stephen Stewart, Texas Department of Criminal 
     Justice, Huntsville, Texas. Killed on January 7, 1994. 
     Surviving: Wife, Debbie Stewart and three children, Clayton--
     age 22, Casey--age 21, and David--age 11\1/2\. Mr. Stewart 
     was a Correctional Officer prior to promoting to Inspector. 
     While transporting an inmate work crew, his vehicle spun out 
     in gravel overturning the vehicle. Inspector Steward was 
     killed at the site.
       Group Supervisor Arnold Garcia, Los Angeles County 
     Probation Department, Dorothy Cirby Center Residential 
     Facility, Downey, California. Killed on April 4, 1994. 
     Surviving: Wife, Alma Garcia and four children, Christian--
     age 15, Fatima--age 11, Joseph--age 8, and Anthony--age 2. 
     Supervisor Garcia was struck in the head with a desk leg and 
     beaten to death by two wards who attacked him during the 
     graveyard shift in the dormitory housing unit. The two wards 
     were apprehended in a railroad yard trying to leave the area.
       Correctional Officer Dennis Stemen, Allen Correctional 
     Institution, Ohio Department of Corrections, Lima, Ohio. 
     Killed on July 5, 1994. Surviving: Wife, Patty Stemen and 
     four children, Elizabeth--age 9\1/2\, Johah--age 7\1/2\, 
     Jordan--age 5, and Bethany--age 3. Officer Stemen was killed 
     following a transportation detail of an inmate to a hospital 
     for treatment. After dropping off the inmate at the hospital 
     some hours from his institution, he and another correctional 
     officer were asked to stay and work due to a shortage of 
     correctional officers at the hospital. Later, they started 
     the long drive back to their facility when the vehicle they 
     were driving left the road causing Officer Stemen's death. He 
     was killed when he was ejected from the State van.
       Correctional Sergeant Marc Perse, Colorado Territorial 
     Correctional Facility, Colorado Department of Correction, 
     Canon City, Colorado. Killed on August 15, 1994. Surviving: 
     Wife, Pam Perse. While a member of the S.O.R.T. TEAM, Sgt. 
     Perse was killed during a rappelling training exercise which 
     required him to rappel down a 90 foot tower. Sergeant Perse 
     was killed when his equipment failed.
       Warden Charles Farquhar and wife Doris Farquhar, State 
     Cattle Ranch, Alabama Department of Corrections, Greensboro, 
     Alabama. Killed on October 23, 1994. Surviving: Son Robbie 
     and his wife Nita, and two grandchildren, Drew--age 11, and 
     Charlie--age 5. Warden Farquhar and his wife Doris were 
     assaulted by trustee inmates at the State Cattle Ranch, 
     beaten to death and then burned in their house. Several 
     inmates were also killed trying to come to the Farquhar's 
     aid.
       Correctional Officer Louis Perrine, Powder River 
     Correctional Facility, Oregon Department of Corrections. 
     Killed on November 17, 1994. Surviving: Wife, Marilyn and 
     three children, Steven--age 29, Anthony--age 27, and 

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     Audra--age 25. Officer Perrine was killed during the supervision of an 
     inmate work crew. During heavy winter storms, he was trying 
     to clear an area with a tractor/grader when it flipped, 
     rolling over on Officer Perrine and killing him instantly.
       Senior Correctional Officer D'Atonion ``Tony'' Washington, 
     Georgia State Penitentiary, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 
     Atlanta, Georgia. Killed December 12, 1994. Surviving: 
     Mother--Delphine and Father Frederick. Officer Washington was 
     alone in a housing unit when he instructed an inmate to move 
     to another area and the inmate assaulted him and beat him to 
     death.
       Lieutenant Robert Boud, Essex County Jail Annex, Department 
     of Public Safety, Caldwell, New Jersey. Killed on January 8, 
     1995. Surviving: Wife, Kathy and four children, Katie--age 
     17, William--age 15, Matthew--age 10, and Kimberly--age 22. 
     Lieutenant Boud died of a heart attack immediately following 
     an inmate altercation/struggle.
       Correctional Officer Leonard Trudeau, Metro/Dade County 
     Department of Corrections, Florida. Killed on January 16, 
     1995. Surviving: Ex-Wife, Brenda and one child, Christina--
     age 12. Officer Trudeau was enroute home following his shift 
     when he came upon a vehicle accident. While assisting the 
     involved motorists as a good samaritan, another vehicle 
     happened upon the accident at too high a rate of speed and 
     while trying to avoid hitting the already involved vehicle, 
     the second vehicle hit the guard rail and hit Officer 
     Trudeau.

  Mr. Speaker, we owe these people who have made the ultimate sacrifice 
and their families who must live with the consequences of that 
sacrifice an unparalleled debt of gratitude. Our hearts go out to the 
families--the spouses, children, siblings, and parents--and our prayers 
go up to God in their behalf. May we honor the deceaseds' sacrifice by 
so living our lives that we each may do our part to make this country a 
better place in which to live.

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