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Brent Lumley, 33, a Correctional Officer II at the Arizona State Prison Complex - Perryville, was killed March 7, 1997 in the performance of his duties. He had been employed by the Arizona Department of Corrections since January, 1992.

That afternoon Officer Lumley was found stabbed in the San Juan Unit. He was evacuated by helicopter to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. The San Juan Unit has since been renamed the Lumley Unit as a memorial.

Officer Lumley is survived by his wife and young son.

Administrative Assistant to the Deputy Warden at the San Pedro Unit at the Arizona State Prison Complex - Perryville, Sandra Bachman and 17 firefighters were dispatched to a forest fire near Payson on June 25, 1990 at the request of the U.S. Forest Service. The following day Ms. Bachman and her crew of 5 firefighters encountered the fire's most destructive path. She and her crew were surrounded in the fire and could not find adequate protection. All perished.

Ms. Bachman had acomplished many goals in her life. She was valedictorian of her graduating class from Arizona State University and obtained her Masters Degree in criminal justice in 1979.

Sandra was inducted into the American Police Hall of Fame in Miami, Florida and the CPO Foundation in Sacramento, California in September 1990. In October 1991 Sandra was also inducted into the Fireman's Hall of Fame in Maryland. On May 8, 1997, a memorial to her and another fallen officer was dedicated at Perryville State Prison.

Trying to control a situation which was already out of reach, Ted Buckley a Correctional Officer at the State Prison Complex in Florence, was twenty-six when he was killed on June 22, 1973. Buckley went into a cell block after Officer Dale Morey had been attacked and beaten to try and regain order to the unit. Buckley was killed attempting to help Officer Morey, who also died in the violence.

Buckley served in the Army for 8 years as a member of the Military Police. During his time in the military, he was stationed in Korea and Germany. His last duty station was at the Yuma Proving Grounds in Yuma, Arizona.

Ted Buckley joined the Department because of his desire to stay in the law enforcement field. He is survived by his wife, Sun Cha, his 3 children, Theodore Jr., William, Ann, and his brother William, who is a Deputy District Attorney in Denver, Colorado. All 3 children worked their way through college and graduated from the University of Colorado.

Correctional Officer Robert Barchey, an employee at the State Prison Complex in Phoenix, was forty-six when he was killed on November 15, 1993.

Barchey was transporting inmates when a semi-trailer collided into the bus throwing Barchey out of the cab. He died at the scene.

Robert Barchey was an honored employee. In 1988, he was returning from an overnight transport when he saw two people wrestling on the side of the road. He stopped and assisted a sheriff's deputy in containing a violent prisoner.

He received the Meritorious Service Award for his excellent service to the Department.

Florence State Prison Correctional Officer Dale Morey, was thirty-three when he was killed on June 22, 1973. Morey was on duty when an inmate set a mattress on fire. Morey entered the cell block in an attempt to extinguish the flames when multiple inmates stabbed and beat him to death. Officer Ted Buckley was also killed in the violence.

Dale Morey was a veteran of the United States Army. He began his law enforcement career serving with the Crestline, Ohio Police Department rising to the rank of Police Sergeant. Morey transferred to the Ontario, Ohio Police Department where he worked for four years. He then went to North Central Technical College where he taught finger printing for criminal justice classes.

Dale Morey is survived by his wife Patrica, his children Mark, Lue Anne, Julie, Robert, Stephen, and his stepson Michael Tamburino.

A life dedicated to children and his community: Paul Rast was an ordained minister and served as Pastor of the Church of Christ in Roseville, Illinois, and the Church of Christ in Fountain City, Indiana. Officer Rast was actively involved in his community serving as Youth Director of the Y.M.C.A. in Galesburg, Illlinois and Mesa, Arizona. He was a little league coach and Indian guide for his children.

Officer Rast transferred from the Arizona State Prison in Florence to the Adobe Mountain Juvenile Institution, then part of the Arizona Department of Corrections, because he wanted to make a difference for kids whose lives were in crisis. Officer Rast was killed in the performance of his duties September 7, 1975, after being assaulted by juvenile inmates.

Officer Rast is survived by his wife Sylvia and his sons Cary Lee and Galen William.

A Correctional Sergeant at Arizona State Prison Compex-Florence, Jim Stiner was transporting inmate Gary Tison to a court appearance in Florence. Somehow, while in court, a gun was passed to Tison. On the return trip to the prison, inmate Tison overpowered Sergeant Stiner and forced him to drive to an isolated spot in the desert. Sergeant Stiner was shot and his body was found the following day, September 18, 1966.

Mr. Stiner was a 22 year veteran of the Air Force. He served 5 tours of duty in Germany where he met his wife Elisabeth.

Sergeant Stiner served the Department with distinction and was always willing to take on additional duties. He is survived by his wife Elisabeth, stepson Klaus, and three grandchildren.

Correctional Officer Gabriel Saucedo passed away on June 2, 2005 at Mount Graham Community Hospital in Safford.

Officer Saucedo was assigned to ASPC-Safford. He was alone in an ADC vehicle at his assigned post on perimeter patrol when his assigned weapon discharged.

Officer Saucedo, age 36, had been an employee of ADC since May 2004. He was married and the father of three.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Saucedo family.

Correctional Officer Darrel Kasson passed away on March 4, 2007, in Iraq, when an improvised explosive device went off near his vehicle.

Not long after Kasson joined the National Guard in 1987, he took his job with the Department of Corrections and was assigned to ASPC-Florence. Kasson worked at CB-6 which has been renamed CB-Kasson.

Kasson was deployed with the Alpha Battery, 2-180th Field Artillery Battalion. The unit was mobilized in August and was sent to Camp Shelby in Mississippi and Kasson was then sent to Iraq in November.

Officer Kasson, age 43, had been an employee of ADC for 18 years. He was married and the father of three.

Correctional Officer Charles Browning passed away on June 1, 2007, in Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle.

Officer Browning joined the Department on January 12, 2004 and served at ASPC- Eyman throughout his career. Prior to leaving for Afghanistan, he worked at SMU II and also was honored as a veteran on the ADC Veterans Day float as he had served in Iraq from October 2004 through January 2006. SMU II has been renamed Browning Unit.

Officer Browning was deployed with the Arizona Army National Guard's Gilbert-based (Bravo) Company, 1-158th Infantry Battalion. The 1-158th Infantry Battalion was mobilized in January 2007 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. They deployed to Fort Bragg, N.C. for training and then deployed to Afghanistan in March.

Officer Browning, age 31, is survived by his wife, Lisa, and step-daughters, Jessica and Briana.

Douglas Falconer, a correctional officer at the Globe Unit of Arizona State Prison Complex-Phoenix, was overseeing an inmate wildland fire crew dispatched to the Sacramento Fire near Lake Havasu City on Oct. 1, 2008. Shortly after the crew began its efforts to contain the fire, Falconer collapsed and died from natural causes.

Officer Falconer, who is survived by his wife Jeannie, first joined the Arizona Department of Corrections in 2004 and was assigned to the Globe Unit. He was a proud member of the wildland fire team for more than a year