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| Fall - Winter 2009 Star |
Some of us are dedicated enough to assist others through hands-on work and direct deed, while some of us assist through the provision of major charitable gifts. A very select, special few among us have the capacity, fortitude, and commitment to do both. To honor Kelly Crawford's father, 1950s television series icon and Academy Award winner Broderick Crawford, in perpetuity, and to support the 11-99 Foundation's death and emergency benefits program, Kelly and his wife Jean have become Charter Members of the 11-99 Foundation's Bob Weinberg Legacy Society.
Since the California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation was created, 58 California Highway Patrol Officers have lost their lives while on duty. During one of the Department's most devastating 12-month periods in its 80-plus-year history, the CHP lost seven (7) Officers in the Line of Duty, between September, 2005 and August, 2006.
On October 29, 2009 and May 7, 2010 the two latest tragedies occurred, when Officer Jarrod Martinez, and Officer Daniel Benavides lost their lives while on patrol, protecting all of us.
Never forgotten and forever honored, these most-recent Fallen Heroes are:
Officer David Romero - September 23, 2005
Officer Andrew Stevens - November 17, 2005
Officer Erick Manny - December 21, 2005
Lieutenant Michael Walker - December 31, 2005
Officer Earl Scott - February 17, 2006
Officer John Bailey - February 25, 2006
Officer Brent Clearman - August 6, 2006
Officer Robert Dickey - June 10, 2007
Officer Scott Russell - July 31, 2007
Officer John Miller - November 16, 2007
Officer Joseph Sanders - December 15, 2008
Officer Jarrod Martinez - October 29, 2009
Officer Daniel Benavides - May 7, 2010