5TH ANNUAL COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL CEREMONY

May 18, 2022

El Paso, Texas - On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, Sheriff Richard Wiles and the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office along with other El Paso County Agencies honored and remembered fallen county law enforcement officers during the 5th Annual County Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony. The event was held at the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Headquarters Memorial Wall located at 3850 Justice Dr., El Paso, TX 79938. During the ceremony, the Sheriff’s Office paid tribute to the lives of those who protect and serve us every minute of every day and honor the courageous officers who devoted themselves so fully to others that in the process they laid down their lives. May 15^th through May 18th, 2022, is observed as “National Police Week” nationwide recognizing law enforcement officers who have sacrificed their lives in the line of duty protecting the public they serve.

El Paso County Heroes:

· Gus Krempkau, Constable - El Paso County Constable - 1881

· Dionisio Soto, Officer - San Elizario Police Department - 1895

· Carlos C. Carpio, Constable - El Paso County Constable - 1910

· William Henry Garlick, Deputy Sheriff - El Paso County Sheriff’s Office - 1913

· Samuel J. Stepp, Constable - El Paso County Constable - 1920

· Robert Alexander, Deputy Sheriff - El Paso County Sheriff’s Office - 1931

· Shafter H. Wheeler, Deputy Sheriff - El Paso County Sheriff’s Office - 1933

· V. O. White, Deputy Sheriff - El Paso County Sheriff’s Office - 1934

· John R. Cramer, Deputy Sheriff - El Paso County Sheriff’s Office - 1940

· Pat Slape, Deputy Sheriff - El Paso County Sheriff’s Office - 1968

· Ernesto Rascon, Officer - Anthony Police Department - 1976