Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

He was so proud to be a member of corrections/law enforcement. After retiring from the Air Force, he still wanted to count for something. Make a difference. So, when called upon for an extra special assignment,(on his regular day off), he stepped up. Although we lost our dad, we are still very proud of him & his work. We not only received condolences from his fellow COs, but from many of the inmates. It re-enforced how great a person he was.

D Rudolph
daughter

February 16, 2008

The sacrifices made by Officers Shull, Mills, and Davis, are most certainly not forgotten !

One of my closest friends is presently employed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. I will take the mean streets of Southern California, any day over the thankless job he has. I send him E-Mails every day from this website regarding those who have been killed serving as he. I am hard on him and we participate in street fighting combatives to maintain a level of proficiency.

During the 1980's and 1990's, I met and spoke with many former CDC Correction Officers(CO's), some who are now employed by LAPD. I also met with many former inmates and participated in several radio shows with some of them. Being on patrol in the LA area it was not uncommon for me to make contact with many parolees who actually did time at Soledad and San Quentin during the time that these CO's made the ultimate sacrifice.

Law Enforcement personnel need to recognize that many of those incarcerated back in the 1970's are now being released and I am beginning to see some of that "old school" mentality returning to the streets. Today, the Black Panthers have become the New African Vanguard and while maintaining a visual during the Stanley "Tookie" Williams wake, I observed no less than 10,000 come to pay their respects. Although I do not agree with much contained, for anyone who wants a better idea what was in the minds of those responsible for the deaths of these CO’s, I highly recommend the following books:

1. THE MELANCHOLY HISTORY OF SOLEDAD PRISON, MIN YEE, HARPER’S MAGAZINE PUB. 1970.
2. BLOOD IN MY EYE, GEORGE JACKSON, BLACK CLASSIC PRESS 1972.
3. SOLEDAD BROTHER: THE PRISON LETTERS OF GEORGE JACKSON, 1970.

Maj M. B. Parlor
USMC / LAPD

July 23, 2007

This is my great uncle,may you rest in peace,God bless you Davis,Leo.

Thomas R Frates
my great uncle

April 21, 2007

On the anniversary of your death, may you continue to keep watch over your family, friends and co-workers from above always.Rest in peace my brother.

Sgt M. Fontaine
California Dept of Corrections

July 23, 2006

You are not forgotten my brother.

Lieutenant
California Department of Corrections

January 28, 2005