January 2020 Blues Vol 36 No 1

JANUARY,

JANUARY, 2020 • VOL. 36 NO. 1 MICHAEL BARRON publisher REX EVANS editor-n-chief THE TEAM MISTY GARZA editor MICHELLE HATMAKER features editor RUSTY BARRON outdoor editor TINA JAECKLE blue mental health REBECCA CESARI sales manager On the Cover It’s with great sadness that we launch the 35th Anniversary Edition of the THE BLUES Police Magazine with the loss of so many brothers and sisters in Blue. Sandeep & Abigail please welcome Billy, Stephen, Christopher, Joesph, Kaila, and Raye into Heaven. 12 6 Publisher’s Thoughts C O N T R I BUT O R S JOE GAMALDI president, HPOU PETE M. guest editorial T. EDISON light bulb award SHERIFF DAVID SOWARD atascosa sheriff’s office S. M. Chavey mysanantonio.com 18 20 The BLUES Police Magazine is published monthly by Kress-Barr, LLC, PO Box 2733, League City Texas 77574. The opinions expressed in some articles, op-eds, and editorials are those of the author and do not reflect the opinion of The BLUES or its parent company. Rebuttals or submission of news articles and editorials may be submitted to: The BLUES Police Magazine @ thebluespdmag@gmail.com. The entire contents of The BLUES are copyrighted© and may not be reprinted without the express permission of the publisher. The BLUES logo is a Trademark of Kress-Barr, LLC. January, 2020 4 The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE 5 21 32