Memorial Page
Officer Rolando Tirado is the first
Buckeye police officer to be killed in the line
of duty. He was working off-duty, dressed
in full police uniform at a Phoenix swap
mart. Tirado was killed in the shoot out
which ensued. Officer Tirado, 37, an 11-
year police veteran, leaves behind a wife
and two children, ages 13 and 16.
Hector Clark
Eduardo Rojas Jr
This page is dedicated to fellow officers that
passed away in the line of duty
Two U.S. Border Patrol agents who were assisting
in the apprehension of suspected illegal immigrants
were killed Thursday when their vehicle was
struck by a train, officials said. Eduardo Rojas Jr.,
34, and Hector Clark, 39, were members of the
Yuma sector of Border Patrol.
Brent Lumley, 33, a Correctional Officer II at the Arizona State
Prison Complex - Perryville, was killed March 7, 1997 in the
performance of his duties. He had been employed by the Arizona
Department of Corrections since January, 1992.
That afternoon Officer Lumley was found stabbed in the San Juan
Unit. He was evacuated by helicopter to St. Joseph's Hospital,
where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. The San Juan Unit
has since been renamed the Lumley Unit as a memorial.
Officer Lumley is survived by his wife and son.
Sandra Bachman an Administrative Assistant
to the Deputy Warden at the San Pedro Unit
at the Arizona State Prison Complex -
Perryville, Sandra Bachman and 17
firefighters were dispatched to a forest fire
near Payson on June 25, 1990 at the request
of the U.S. Forest Service. The following day
Ms. Bachman and her crew of 5 firefighters
encountered the fire's most destructive path.
She and her crew were surrounded in the fire
and could not find adequate protection. All
perished.
Ms. Bachman had acomplished many goals in
her life. She was valedictorian of her
graduating class from Arizona State
University and obtained her Masters Degree
in criminal justice in 1979.
Sandra was inducted into the American Police
Hall of Fame in Miami, Florida and the CPO
Foundation in Sacramento, California in
September 1990. In October 1991 Sandra
was also inducted into the Fireman's Hall of
Fame in Maryland. On May 8, 1997, a
memorial to her and another fallen officer was
dedicated at Perryville State Prison.
Theodore Buckley was trying to control a situation which was already out of reach, Ted Buckley a Correctional
Officer at the State Prison Complex in Florence, was twenty-six when he was killed on June 22, 1973. Buckley
went into a cell block after Officer Dale Morey had been attacked and beaten to try and regain order to the unit.
Buckley was killed attempting to help Officer Morey, who also died in the violence.
Buckley served in the Army for 8 years as a member of the Military Police. During his time in the military, he
was stationed in Korea and Germany. His last duty station was at the Yuma Proving Grounds in Yuma, Arizona.
Ted Buckley joined the Department because of his desire to stay in the law enforcement field. He is survived by
his wife, Sun Cha, his 3 children, Theodore Jr., William, Ann, and his brother William, who is a Deputy District
Attorney in Denver, Colorado. All 3 children worked their way through college and graduated from the
University of Colorado.
Correctional Officer Robert Barchey, an
employee at the State Prison Complex in
Phoenix, was forty-six when he was killed on
November 15, 1993.
Barchey was transporting inmates when a
semi-trailer collided into the bus throwing
Barchey out of the cab. He died at the scene.
Robert Barchey was an honored employee. In
1988, he was returning from an overnight
transport when he saw two people wrestling
on the side of the road. He stopped and
assisted a sheriff's deputy in containing a
violent prisoner.
He received the Meritorious Service Award
for his excellent service to the Department
Florence State Prison Correctional Officer Dale Morey, was thirty-three when he
was killed on June 22, 1973. Morey was on duty when an inmate set a mattress on
fire. Morey entered the cell block in an attempt to extinguish the flames when
multiple inmates stabbed and beat him to death. Officer Ted Buckley was also killed
in the violence.
Dale Morey was a veteran of the United States Army. He began his law enforcement
career serving with the Crestline, Ohio Police Department rising to the rank of
Police Sergeant. Morey transferred to the Ontario, Ohio Police Department where
he worked for four years. He then went to North Central Technical College where he
taught finger printing for criminal justice classes.
Dale Morey is survived by his wife Patrica, his children Mark, Lue Anne, Julie,
Robert, Stephen, and his stepson Michael Tamburino.
Correctional Sergeant Jim Stiner,
Arizona State Prison Compex-
Florence, was transporting inmate
Gary Tison to a court appearance in
Florence. Somehow, while in court, a
gun was passed to Tison. On the
return trip to the prison, inmate Tison
overpowered Sergeant Stiner and
forced him to drive to an isolated spot
in the desert. Sergeant Stiner was
shot and his body was found the
following day, September 18, 1966.
Mr. Stiner was a 22 year veteran of
the Air Force. He served 5 tours of
duty in Germany where he met his
wife Elisabeth.
Sergeant Stiner served the
Department with distinction and was
always willing to take on additional
duties. He is survived by his wife
Elisabeth, stepson Klaus, and three
grandchildren.
Correctional Officer Paul Rast, was an ordained
minister and served as Pastor of the Church of
Christ in Roseville, Illinois, and the Church of
Christ in Fountain City, Indiana. Officer Rast was
actively involved in his community serving as
Youth Director of the Y.M.C.A. in Galesburg,
Illlinois and Mesa, Arizona. He was a little league
coach and Indian guide for his children.
Officer Rast transferred from the Arizona State
Prison in Florence to the Adobe Mountain
Juvenile Institution, then part of the Arizona
Department of Corrections, because he wanted to
make a difference for kids whose lives were in
crisis. Officer Rast was killed in the performance
of his duties September 7, 1975, after being
assaulted by juvenile inmates.
Officer Rast is survived by his wife Sylvia and his
sons Cary Lee and Galen William.
Correctional Officer Gabriel Saucedo passed away on June 2, 2005 at Mount Graham
Community Hospital in Safford.
Officer Saucedo was assigned to ASPC-Safford. He was alone in an ADC vehicle at his
assigned post on perimeter patrol when his assigned weapon discharged.
Officer Saucedo, age 36, had been an employee of ADC since May 2004. He was
married and the father of three.
Correctional Officer Darrel Kasson passed away
on March 4, 2007, in Iraq, when an improvised
explosive device went off near his vehicle.
Not long after Kasson joined the National Guard
in 1987, he took his job with the Department of
Corrections and was assigned to ASPC-Florence.
Kasson worked at CB-6 which has been renamed
CB-Kasson.
Kasson was deployed with the Alpha Battery, 2-
180th Field Artillery Battalion. The unit was
mobilized in August and was sent to Camp
Shelby in Mississippi and Kasson was then sent
to Iraq in November.
Officer Kasson, age 43, had been an employee of
ADC for 18 years. He was married and the
father of three.
Correctional Officer Charles Browning passed away on
June 1, 2007, in Afghanistan, when an improvised
explosive device struck his vehicle.
Officer Browning joined the Department on January 12,
2004 and served at ASPC- Eyman throughout his career.
Prior to leaving for Afghanistan, he worked at SMU II and
also was honored as a veteran on the ADC Veterans Day
float as he had served in Iraq from October 2004 through
January 2006. SMU II has been renamed Browning Unit.
Officer Browning was deployed with the Arizona Army
National Guard's Gilbert-based (Bravo) Company, 1-
158th Infantry Battalion. The 1-158th Infantry Battalion
was mobilized in January 2007 in support of Operation
Enduring Freedom. They deployed to Fort Bragg, N.C. for
training and then deployed to Afghanistan in March.
Officer Browning, age 31, is survived by his wife, Lisa, and
step-daughters, Jessica and Briana.
Correctional Officer Douglas Falconer, Globe Unit of Arizona State Prison Complex-Phoenix, was overseeing
an inmate wild land fire crew dispatched to the Sacramento Fire near Lake Havasu City on Oct. 1, 2008.
Shortly after the crew began its efforts to contain the fire, Falconer collapsed and died from natural causes.
Officer Falconer, who is survived by his wife Jeannie, first joined the Arizona Department of Corrections in
2004 and was assigned to the Globe Unit. He was a proud member of the wild land fire team for more
than a year.
