Obituaries
Obituaries are tributes to staff and retirees who have passed away.
Pelican Bay State Prison has announced the passing of Correctional Officer Daniel Read on Dec. 14, 2025. Read began his...
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Vickie Lynn Wetherell, a retired parole agent, passed away at home Nov. 14, 2025, according to her family. Wetherell served...
Daniel Grenfell, a retired correctional officer, passed away Dec. 8, 2025. He worked for the department for more than 28...
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Sandra Kester, a retired correctional case records analyst, passed away Nov. 28, 2025. She began her career as an office...
Retired correctional officer Robert “Bobby” Deatherage passed away peacefully at home Nov. 27, 2025, following a brief battle with cancer....
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Correctional Officer Marcus Monzon, who started with the department just last year, passed away Dec. 3, 2025. He began his...
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Wasco State Prison-Reception Center (WSP-RC) mourns the passing of Information Technology Supervisor II Juan Carlos Garcia Espinoza. He passed away...
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Chad O’Brion, a retired correctional officer, passed away Nov. 20, 2025. He began his career with the department as a...
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Sharon King, a correctional case records analyst at Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP) in Ione, passed away Nov. 18, 2025....
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Peter Garcia, retired office services supervisor II, passed away Oct. 27, 2025. Garcia worked for the state from 1990 until...
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