Annual Shasta County law enforcement memorial ceremony cancelled amidst COVID-19 concerns

May 6, 2020 Trevor Montgomery

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — Every year on the second Thursday in May the Shasta County Peace Officer Memorial Coalition holds a memorial ceremony honoring those Shasta County peace officers, from a variety of law enforcement agencies, who have died in the line of duty throughout the County’s history.

However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and public health crisis, this year’s ceremony has been cancelled, according to event organizers.

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Nationwide in 2019, 128 law enforcement officers, including five California officers, lost their lives in the line of duty, Shasta County Staff Services Analyst Jenna Bodner said earlier today while announcing the annual event’s cancellation.

“Gratefully, no Shasta County law enforcement officer died in the line of duty during 2019,” Bodner continued.

“We thank everyone for your support during this time and ask that you still remember and honor those officers who have perished in the line of duty,” said Bodner.

Those Shasta County law enforcement officers who have been killed in the line of duty include:

Shasta County Deputy Constable James A. Greelee, who died in April, 1885.
Shasta County Deputy Constable James D. Campbell, who died Dec. 9, 1895.
Shasta County Deputy Constable Charles Cummins, who died June 4, 1902.
Shasta County Deputy Constable John “Jack” Hewitt, who died May 8, 1907.
Shasta County Deputy Constable William Blake, who died Nov. 25, 1911.
Shasta County Sheriff Albert F. Ross, who died Jan. 23, 1919.
Redding City Marshal John W. Reives, who died Jan. 14, 1921.
Redding Police Officer Paul L. Lane, who died Jan. 17, 1945.
Department of Fish and Game Warden Walter R. Krukow, who died April 20, 1947.
Shasta County Sheriff’s Deputy Dan Heryford, who died May 25, 1950.
Shasta County Undersheriff Earl Sholes, who died May 25, 1950.
Redding Police Officer Owen “Ted” Lyon, who died May 19, 1967.
California Highway Patrol Officer Arthur E. Dunn, who died July 9, 1977.
California Highway Patrol Officer George W. Redding, who died Aug. 17, 1977.
Shasta County Sheriff’s Deputy Dennis M. “Skip” Sullivan, who died Oct. 10, 1987.
Shasta County Sheriff’s Deputy Kenneth F. Perrigo, who died Oct. 21, 1991.

For more information about the Shasta County Peace Officer Memorial Coalition visit them on Facebook or online. If you would like to donate to the Shasta County Peace Officer Memorial Coalition, checks can be sent to 300 Park Marina Circle, Redding CA, 96001.

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Trevor Montgomery, 48, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, (the now defunct) Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County and Mountain Echo in Shasta County.

Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back, and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)

During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with other locations.

Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.

Trevor has been married for more than 29 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 16 grandchildren.