Eddy Leuridan, a retired parole agent a 20-year military veteran, passed away Aug. 6, 2024.
He began his career with the department in 1988 as a correctional officer at the California Rehabilitation Center at Norco. Ten years later, he was promoted to sergeant at Ironwood State Prison in Blythe. He remained at Ironwood for two years before becoming a parole agent in Victorville from 2000 until retiring in 2008.
He also served 20 years in the Air National Guard.
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