Alameda County 100 Club ~ Post 2

As promised in my last post, here is the list of names that are engraved on the right panel of the Alameda County 100 Club Memorial at Lone Tree Cemetery in Hayward. These are firefighters and police officers who have fallen in the line of duty since 1973.

David Guider - October 2, 1973
David Branhan - February 7, 1974
Dave Marks - February 7, 1974
Paul George - June 4, 1974
Kenneth McGregor - June 4, 1974
William M. Cann - August 29, 1974
David Jones - June 6, 1976
William Elliott - January 17, 1979
Michael J. Faulkner - June 27, 1981
Ramon Irizarry Jr. - January 18, 1983
Robert Davey Jr. - March 3, 1983
Chesley Stephens - November 13, 1984
Richard Blancher - February 23, 1986
Timothy Smith - January 2, 1987
Benjamin Worchester - March 25, 1987
Lance Petersen - November 1, 1990
Timothy Baird - December 19, 1990
John Grubensky - October 20, 1991
James Riley Jr. - October 21, 1991
William Grijalbva - December 15, 1993
Miguel Soto - June 22, 1994
Timothy Howe - April 14, 1995
Keith Konopasek - July 8, 1995
Herbert Stovall Jr. - August 16, 1995
Richard Sanders - January 15, 1997
John Monego - December 12, 1998
James Williams Jr. - January 10, 1999
Tracy Toomey - January 10, 1999
Michael Maloy - November 8, 1999
William Wilkins - January 12, 2001
Sekou Turner - May 22, 2002
William Seuis - July 22, 2004
Nels Dan Niemi - July 25, 2005
Brent Clearman - August 6, 2006
John Miller - November 16, 2007

This digital photo was taken by me on March 20, 2009. At that time this is
what was engraved in this monument.

Alameda County One Hundred Club ~ Post #1

This monument stands in Hayward's Lone Tree Cemetery. It was erected in 2008 and holds memory to the county's fallen heroes. You can find the memorial in the newer section of the cemetery towards the back.

The center panel boasts the logo for the 100 club and says:

Alameda County 100 Club

Founded in 1974 by Martin C. Kauffman

This Memorial Is Dedicated To The

Families Of Peace Officers

And Firefighters Who

Gave Their Lives Protecting The

Citizens Of Alameda County

Below this is the California and United States Flags along

with the police officer and firefighter logos.

On the left is this beautiful poem written by George Hahn, a retired Sargent

from the LA Police Department:

I never dreamed it would be me,

My name for all eternity,

Recorded here at this hallowed place,

Alas, my name, no more face.

"In the line of duty" I hear them say;

My family now the price will pay,

My folded flag stained with their tears;

We only had those few short years.

The badge no longer on my chest,

I sleep now in eternal rest;

My sword I pass to those behind,

And pray they keep this thought in mind;

I never dreamed it would be me,

And with heavy heart and bended knee;

I ask for all here from the past,

Dear God let my name be the last.

The right panel lists the fallen officers and firefighters starting in 1973.

I will share each of these names with you in my following post.

Across the bottom of the memorial states:

Honoring and remembering all peace officers and firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty.