We Remember.
Always in our hearts and reminded they will never walk alone.
Gerald Walker was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had previously served with the Farmers Branch and Grapevine Police Department before being hired with the Garland Police Department where he served for 17 years.
ID# 132
EOW: Nov 15, 1989
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Michael Moore was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran prior to joining the Garland Police Department in Mar 1987 where he served for ten years.
ID# 2212
EOW: Feb 15, 1997
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Ronnie Lerma joined the Garland Police Department in March 1987 where he faithfully served for 11 years.
ID# 2214
EOW: Sep 21, 1998
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Crystal Nuncio joined the Garland Police Department in March 2006 as a Communications Specialist where she served until May 2015.
ID# 7242
EOW: May 16, 2015
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Chief Jesse Youngblood was a U.S. Army veteran before joining the Garland Police Department in 1958. He rose through the ranks and became Garland’s 4th in 1971 where he served until his retirement in December 1991.
ID# N/A
EOW: Jan 5, 2021
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Lt. Bobby Parker began with the Garland Police Department on Feb 25, 1980. His career took him from Patrol as both an Officer and a Lieutenant. Lt. Parker also served as a supervisor in the Criminal Investigations Division, Narcotics Division, Internal Affairs, and in Intel until he retired on Sept 30, 2016.
ID# 1698
EOW: May 29, 2022
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-Diana P.
-Sally P.
-Christie
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-Diana P.
“My dad was a one of a kind type of man, gave everybody he knew 100% of himself when they needed him. He loved his family and his job. Dad was a gentle giant and loved unconditionally. He loved to laugh and joke around, he almost always had a smile on his face. When I came to work at the PD, several people asked what dad was like at home. I’d tell them the same way he is at work so what you see is what you get. Dad loved the outdoors and shared his love of nature with us two kids and his four grandkids. He enjoyed life to its fullest no matter what it was. – Diana P.”
-Sally P.
Born to serve and protect. No greater love than this, that a brother lay down his life for a friend. – Sally P.
-Christie
Thank you for your service!
Tim Atkins was hired by the Garland Police Department on Sept 16, 2002 where he served as a Detention Officer, Senior Detention officer, Detention Supervisor, and a Jail Manager. Tim remained as a detention supervisor until Nov 8, 2022.
ID # 5982
EOW: Nov 8, 2022
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-Christie
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-Christie
Thank you for your service!
Judith Dalton joined the Garland Police Department as a Communications Specialist in Sept 1980 where she served until her retirement in September 2010.
ID# 1732
EOW: Nov 8, 2022
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-Alisa Ashlye Dalton
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-Alisa Ashlye Dalton
Rest easy, Mama. I miss and love you.
Sammye Cotton was a 911 dispatcher for McKinney PD before being hired on at Garland PD on Jan 7, 2013. She worked with the Municipal Emergency Communications District Association and was a member of the Association of Public Safety Communication Officials and the National Emergency Number Association. During her time with Garland, Sammy served as the Communications Manager until Nov. 16, 2022.
ID# 9687
EOW: Nov 16, 2022
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-Christie
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-Christie
Thank you for your service!
Assistant Chief Jimmy Vance was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran before joining the Garland Police Department in October 1971 as part of Academy Class 11. He rose through the ranks and became an Assistant Chief in 1994 until his retirement in October 2002.
ID# 1370
EOW: Nov 22, 2022
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-A. Dalton
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-A. Dalton
Rest easy.
Lt. Carker was hired by the Garland Police Department on Oct. 9, 2006 where he served as a Patrol Officer and a Lieutenant. Lt. Carker transferred to be a Traffic Unit Supervisor where he served until Dec. 3, 2022.
ID# 7533
EOW: Dec. 3, 2022
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-Christie
-Kevin C.
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-Christie
You will never be forgotten! You will ALWAYS be my hero! Thank you for your service! Love sis
-Kevin C.
I am proud every day when I think about your achievements, and all of the lives you impacted in such a meaningful way. You served with honor, loyalty, and were respected by many. I love you brother. I will always remember. – Kevin Carker
Athie Denny joined the Garland Police Department in October 1987 where she was the Administrative Assistant until her retirement in December 2001.
ID# 2247
EOW: Jan 15, 2023
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Charlie Kuerbitz was hired by the Garland Police Department on Dec. 1, 1975, where his career took him from Patrol to the warrant division. He eventually transferred to the Traffic Unit, where he served until his retirement on June 2, 2007.
ID# 1501
EOW: Apr 8, 2023
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-Leslie K.
-Christie
-J. J. Wren
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-Leslie K.
Charlie met his wife Leslie at Garland PD where she first worked as Training Coordinator/Family Assistance Coordinator. He fully supported Leslie when as she received her Masters Degree in Counseling and became a Crisis Counselor/Victim Assistance Coordinator at the PD. Charlie and Leslie were married for almost 38 years. Leslie retired from the Department in 2003. ID# 1451. – Leslie K.
-Christie
Thank you for your service!
-J. J. Wren
Even though Charlie is running in heaven with two healthy legs and no pain to be felt, he continues to walk with the GPD family. I’m certain that he is smiling down on his wonderful family as we speak. His wonderful wife Leslie continues to represent Charlie’s drive and motivation to fight forward though tough times and hard struggles, by pushing the GPD and the Never Walk Alone family to do more for one another. The Kuerbitz family reminds me that life is short so work hard physically and spiritually and leave your mark. Truly a blessing to be apart of this family.
Terry Sleavin joined the Garland Police Department in November of 1993 where he served in Patrol Division and then as a Neighborhood Police Officer. Terry left GPD in February 2001 to be with his family back in Minnesota where he eventually became acting Assistant Chief of Operations at Golden Valley Police Department in Minnesota.
ID# 2927
EOW: June 3, 2023
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-Rob Zarrett, GVPD #517 (retired)
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-Rob Zarrett, GVPD #517 (retired)
I worked with Terry at GVPD for about 20 years. We became best friends. We shared a love of cars, classic cars, motorcycles, racing, German Shepherds, heavy metal and hair bands. Terry brought a lot of his GPD skills and experiences in Texas back to our department. He served as a Patrolman, Firearms Instructor, Field Training Officer, SWAT Operator, Detective, Violent Offender Task Force Investigator, Patrol Union President, Sergeant and Assistant Chief. I remain best of friends with his wife, Jen, who I’ve also known for 20+ years at GVPD. She served as Patrol, Field Training Officer, Detective, and now Sergeant in Patrol and Investigations. Terry was a very generous and thoughtful guy, a skilled and savvy street cop, a tenacious investigator, and a very competent handyman and mechanic. I’m lucky and grateful to have had the time with him I did and I’m devastated by his death. I’d like to express my deepest gratitude to the GPD guys for their attendance at Terry’s funeral service. It meant a lot to me knowing how much his time at GPD and his friends there meant to him. Thank you, stay safe, God Bless.
James “Jim” W. Wood joined the Garland Police Department on November 22, 1971, before retiring on November 15, 2005, from the Criminal Investigations Division.
ID # 1373
EOW: June 15, 2023
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Lt. C.T. Payne began with the Garland Police Department on January 9, 1984 where he served in patrol before being promoted to Lieutenant. Throughout his career, Lt. Payne served as a supervisor in the Jail, Patrol Division, Criminal Investigations Division, and the Traffic Unit. Lt. Payne is most noted for his role creating the Bomb Unit which served as a regional response unit attached to the SWAT team as well as working as federal assets for national security events. Seeing a need, Lt. Payne was instrumental in creating an explosive breaching program that is still utilized and taught today. Lt. Payne retired from the Garland Police Department on July 30, 2016.
ID #1957
EOW: February 6, 2024
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-Ted N.
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-Ted N.
CT, you have been an absolute inspiration and role model to many over the years. I am proud to have worked for and with you for almost two decades. Even though you have probably forgotten more than I could have ever learned from you, I will do my best to help maintain your legacy with the breaching program and the Police Department. I know that you will always be looking after us, probably while shaking your head muttering, ” Monkeys and footballs.” Love you, brother.