Officer Edwin Gonzalez-Lebron didn't want prison workers who died while employed at the correctional complex to be forgotten. So eight years ago, he and a group of officers set out to create a memorial for them.
When a prison worker dies in the line of duty, there is a great deal of public mourning.
When a prison worker dies while employed at the prison, but not on the job, it seemed to Officer Edwin Gonzalez-Lebron that the person was too soon forgotten.
So eight years ago he began a quest to create a way to make sure that those who die in service would be remembered by coworkers. Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Ivan Belardo, 37, was arrested in Monroe last week and charged with two counts of Third Degree Assault of a Child after police say he beat twin toddlers in his care with a bike tire pump. (2 comments) Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Jacob Colyn was diagnosed with sudden acute liver failure requiring a liver transplant Aug. 10. The community is holding a garage sale this weekend to support the family. Tuesday, August 31, 2010
The Evergreen State Fair opened Thursday to an intermittent rain that tapered off and turned to mostly sunny skies for the weekend. Here are some of the images of the opening days. Tuesday, August 31, 2010
The Washington Staff Assault Task Force takes an innovative approach to helping prison staff members who are attacked by inmates. It sues the offender in civil court for damages. Tuesday, August 31, 2010
The city of Monroe budgeted $1.5 million for replacement of water and sewer pipes and installation of a new storm water system along South Kelsey Street.
The city will pay just $1 million. Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Emergency personnel had to cut a woman free of her car when her car crossed Woods Creek Road and rolled down an embankment, striking a tree Wednesday, Aug. 25. Tuesday, August 31, 2010
School is set to start Wednesday, Sept. 8, and this year brings changes in elementary math and science, brings more tailored learning at Frank Wagner Elementary, a swim team to the high school and a new emphasis on health for middle schoolers, among other things. Tuesday, August 31, 2010
