DALLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

December 2014 HIGHLIGHTS

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Behind The

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Bryant Joseph Christ-mas in the Community

Employee of the Month Honors

BPOC #132 December Graduation

Darryl Thomas Promo-tion

TxDOT holiday cam-paign

Announcements

FROM THE SHERIFF

Pictured: Dallas County Sheriff’s Department em-ployees pre-pared donated items for the Seventh Annual Bryant Joseph Christmas in the Community

event.

Members of the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department donated their services and

funds for the Seventh Annual Bryant Joseph Christmas in the Community in De-

cember. Dozens of volunteers, including the Honor Guard and recent deputy

academy graduates, joined forces to help bring joy to families in need. The group

gathered at El Centro College’s West Campus to sort and package all donations

collected by volunteers in the department. This community outreach program al-

lows the Dallas Sheriff’s Department an opportunity to serve a segment of the

community which goes forgotten during the holiday season. The annual goal is to

help provide a memorable Christmas for over 100 families.

Season’s greetings! We’ve made it through another successful year. 2015 will

bring even greater things for the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department. I want to

thank everyone who made the Bryant Joseph Christmas in the Community event

another great success. It’s always nice to see so many community volunteers

come together for this celebration and put a smile on so many children’s faces

during the holiday season.

—Sheriff Lupe Valdez

Holiday Community Event Preparations

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Pictured here: Clips from the December 20th community holiday event. The Bryant Joseph Christmas in the Community event began as a small gathering to help keep alive the legacy of former DISD middle school principal Joseph Bryant. He served as principal at Fred F. Florence Middle School where he turned the school from unacceptable academic status to exemplary academic status in three years. The New Orleans native’s life was cut short after suffering a heart attack. Bryan’s motto “It takes a village to raise a child” continues to live through this community event.

Bryant Joseph Christmas in the Community 2014

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November 2014 – DTO Sherry Calhoun

Detention Training Officer Sherry Calhoun serves as supervisor in the Suzanne

Kays Detention Facility (South Tower). She oversees the training of new hires

who handle the care, custody and control of inmates. Calhoun served as acting

sergeant from August until November, and did an outstanding job in that capaci-

ty. She began her career with the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department in 1997.

December 2014 – Lieutenant Fonda Boyd

Lieutenant Fonda Boyd serves as Day Watch Commander for the North Tower.

Her work ethic and professionalism has earned her this supervisory role, over-

seeing the largest of the three housing facilities.

Boyd served on the 2014 American Jail Association Conference committee

where she helped organize a large event held at the Dallas Convention Center.

She serves on the honor guard and during the holiday season assists with the

preparations of the Annual Bryant Joseph Christmas in the Community event.

Dallas County Employee of the Month Honors

Congratulations Graduates!

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Pictured here:

Clips from the

celebration re-

ception for out-

going Chief Fi-

nancial Officer

Darryl Thomas

Family and friends gathered to celebrate the next

career chapter for Chief Financial Officer Darryl

Thomas. As of January 1, 2015, Mr. Thomas serves

as the new Dallas County auditor.

Congratulations, Mr. Thomas!

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Announcements

Around the department:

Holiday Cheer

Inmate Programs celebrated

the holidays with an Ugly

Sweater Day. Officer Love was

the winner of the contest

(pictured in the bold orange

attire on the far right). His prize

was an appetizing spiral glazed

ham. Congratulations!

TxDOT Sober Ride Campaign

The Sober Ride Sleigh limousine made a stop by the Frank Crowley Courts Building, wrapped like a huge holiday gift. It is a reminder for drivers to avoid drinking and driving during the holidays, a TxDOT statewide campaign. Chief Marian Brown and Sgt. Julie Martin took to the streets on board the vehicle in Dallas.

Dallas County Sheriff’s Department

133 N. Riverfront Blvd. LB-31

Dallas, Texas 75207-4313

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DEATHS

November 30, 2014: Acting Captain Fred Wendt of the Warrants Section passed away.

December 11, 2014: Edna Foshee, mother of DSO Billy Foshee, North Tower-2nd Watch, passed away.

December 16, 2014: Former DSM Shirley Jeanne Natt, step-mother of S/Sgt. A Natt, passed away.

December 23, 2014: DSO Erica Jackson, North Tower, passed away.

Please keep these families in your thoughts and prayers during their time of sorrow.

Thank You

This marks the final newsletter edition under PIO Carmen

Castro. Many thanks for allowing me to be a part of the

Dallas County Sheriff’s Department for the past three

years. It’s been a pleasure to serve you! I start a new ad-

venture with DISD as a video producer. —Carmen Castro

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