CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Officers with the Corpus Christi police department are remembering the life of officers that lost their lives serving the community.
Their lives are being remembered during National Police Memorial Week. A series of interviews have been recorded and shared via their Facebook page by other officers who personally remembered their classmates, coworkers, and friends.
CCPD Police Chief Mike Markle says, "In Corpus Christi, we have lost 13 officers in our history who have given their lives in the line of duty."
An officer who recently lost his life serving the community was 46-year-old Alan McCollum. In a video posted Thursday morning, CCPD Officer Michael Love talked about his friend and partner.
Other officers also talked about their friends, discussing the life of Lt. Stuart Alexander and Corpus Christi Police Officer Matthew Thebeau.
CCPD End of Watch
Corpus Christi City Marshal Elias Mussett Jr.
Corpus Christi Police Officer Luther B. Prather
END OF WATCH: September 14, 1919
Corpus Christi Police Officer Joseph L. Moon
Corpus Christi Police Officer Robert L. Hobbs
END OF WATCH: November 25, 1947
Corpus Christi Police Officer Roy N. Smith
Corpus Christi Police Officer Frank E. Dolan
END OF WATCH: February 12, 1960
Corpus Christi Police Officer John W. Sartain
Corpus Christi Police Officer Ruben T. Almanza
Corpus Christi Police Officer Joseph D. Bock
END OF WATCH: September 9, 1987
Corpus Christi Police Officer Juan R. Prieto
END OF WATCH: February 2, 1993
Corpus Christi Police Officer Matthew Thebeau
END OF WATCH: January 20, 2008
Corpus Christi Police Officer Stuart J. Alexander
Corpus Christi Police Officer Alan McCollum
