| 1991 Medals Day journal back cover. |
| 1991 Medals Day journal front cover. |
In Memoriams from the 1991, 1993, 1996 & 1997 NYC Department of Correction Medal Day journals
Currently the earliest NYC DOC Medals Day journal in NYCHS- maintained archives at the NYC Correction Academy, Middle Village, is the one published for the ceremonies held Oct. 11, 1991 at City Hall. | Medal of Honor |
Allyn R. Sielaff was then Commissioner. Gerald A. Mitchell was Chief of Department.
The back cover (top right) featured illustrations of three numbered shields arranged below the heading In Memoriam. Each illustration displayed a shield number corresponding to the name of the deceased officer below it.
The names, ranks, shield numbers, and assigned posts were listed as:
- Captain Stanley Rhem, Shield #990, Bronx House of Detention.
- Correction Officer Theodore Beasley, #1718, Manhattan Court Division.
- Correction Officer Rolando Neischer, #9122, Anna M. Kross Center.
Page 8 of the 1991 Medals Day journal text concerning Capt. Rhem reads as follows, word for word, line for line:
MEDAL OF HONOR
Captain Stanley Rhem Bronx House of Detention for Men Bronx, N.Y. (Posthumously)
Captain Stanley Rhem, 43, was shot and killed on
West 144th Street and Eighth Avenue at 2 AM, June 10th.
He was on his way home from work at the Bronx House of Detention
when he came to the aid of a friend who was being mugged by two men.
Upon giving chase to the perpetrators, he was killed by a bullet fired into his chest. Captain Rhem was an 18-year veteran of the Department. He began his career as a Correction Officer in 1973 and was promoted to Captain in 1985.
He leaves a wife, Brenda, and two children-a daughter LaToya, 18, and a son, Lamont 15.
| 1993 Medals Day journal back cover. |
| 1993 Medals Day journal front cover. |
The next earliest NYC DOC Medals Day journal currently in NYCHS- maintained archives at the NYC Correction Academy is the one published for the ceremonies held Dec. 6, 1993 at Brooklyn College. The Commissioner was Catherine M. Abate. Marron Hopkins was Chief of Department. That Medals Day journal's back cover (above right) featured the following list of 1993 deceased members [presented below in HTML facsimile format]:
In Memoriam
For all those members of the Department who passed away in 1993 |
Backes, William
Barrett, George
Bishop-Mclean, Susan
Blake, Richard
Carrano, Thomas
Cerreto, Thomas
Coleman, Timothy
Duca, Placido
Edward, Phyllis
Faulding, Edward
Follenius, Clifford
Galloway, Luther
George, Renard
Goldberg, Muriel
Green, George
Hampton,Thelma
Harris, Michael
Hickey, Kevin
Hill Jr., James A.
Howard, Eric
Hunte, Jr., William K.
Hurd, Yolanda
Hyman, Neil
Jacobs, Sydelle
King, Richard
Kupker, Gerard
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CO
CO
CAPT
CO
CO
CO
CO
ADW
CO
CO
MAINT W
CO
CO
CO
CAPT
ADW
CO
D/W
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
PAA
CO
CAPT
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02-09-93
03-05-93*
04-09-93*
11-10-93
06-20-93
07-09-93*
05-07-93
04-27-93*
09-23-93*
08-27-93*
08-14-93
09-22-93*
07-24-93
06-23-93*
11-01-93*
02-15-93*
10-06-93
07-31-93
09-30-93*
01-14-93
07-22-93*
08-11-93
08-30-93
07-30-93*
10-11-93*
02-19-93*
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Lampe, Mary E.
Lofton-Hamilton, Sandra
Madsen, Gladys
Mattis, Rocina
Mayo, Bruce
McKinney, William
Merriweather, John
Meyers, Arturo
Miller, August
Mimms, Thomas
Morgan, Avon
Morris, Claude
Newell, Keith
Paolino, Carl
Passacantando, Paul
Pearson-Hill, Robin
Pegram, Gregory
Rivera, Evelyn
Robinson, Kenneth
Romano, Peter J.
Stenson, Dorothy
Stokes, Eddie
Sumlin, Arthur
Taylor, Joyce
Walker, June
Winslow, Delores
Zarsky, Sandra
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CO
CO
PAA
MD
CO
CO
CO
CO
COOK
CO
CO
FOODSERV
CO
MAINT W
CO
CO
CO
OFF AIDE
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CIV
CIV
SUP COUN
PSYCH
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08-16-93
09-23-93
10-29-93
04-06-93
10-03-93
02-20-93*
10-13-93
06-18-93
08-28-93
07-06-93*
06-21-93*
04-24-93
09-18-93
05-17-93
07-27-93
06-09-93
04-27-93
10-24-93
03-12-93
08-11-93*
10-03-93
03-30-93
10-05-93*
11-16-93
11-21-93
09-18-93
08-26-93
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*retired |
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| 1996 Medal Day journal last page. |
| 1996 Medal Day journal front cover. |
The next archived NYC DOC Medal Day journal with an In Memoriam page is the one published for the 1996 ceremony. The Commissioner was Michael P. Jacobson. Eric M. Taylor was Chief of Department. That Medal Day journal's last page (at right) listed deceased members who had died since the last previous such ceremony. Ten of the 48 persons listed in 1996 book had died during 1995. Names were arranged in two groups -- retired members and active members at the time of their death. Note that the "s" used in the ceremony title during earlier years had been dropped -- from plural "Medals" to singular "Medal." Also In Memoriam, the Latin phrase meaning "in memory of," was replaced by In Memory in English. The 1996 journal listing is presented below in HTML facsimile format:
IN MEMORY
The following active and retired members of the Department have passed away since the last Medal Day ceremony. |
Active |
C.O. Robert Carthen Bk. Ct. Div. October 5, 1995
C.O. David Baez B.H.P.W.
December 26, 1995
C.O. Gregory Wilkinson O.B.C.C. December 28, 1995
C.O. Rene Melendez Bk. H.D.M. February 5, 1996
Rabbi Max Nussenbaum Minst. Svcs. February 15, 1996
Capt. Thomas Galloway G.R.V.C. March 9, 1996
Sup. Mech. Henry Jorez M.D.C. March 26, 1996
C.O. Kenneth Franquez Trans. Div. March 30, 1996
C.O. Robert Warfield B.H.P.W. April 6, 1996
C.O. Christopher Mayes G.M.D.C. April 15, 1996
C.O. Walter Schott K.C.H.P.W. April 20, 1996
C.O. Calvin Whitfield G.M.D.C. May 30, 1996
C.O. Damaris Davis J.A.T.C./Oper. June 6, 1996
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C.O. Yolanda Nee Bx. H.D.M. July 3, 1996
C.O. Martin Coriolan A.M.K.C.
July 15, 1996
C.O. William Brighton C.I.F.M. July 20, 1996
Off. Assoc. Lawrence Miller Tech. Develop. July 22, 1996
C.O. Tommie Baxter A.M.K.C. August 23, 1996
Retired
Capt. David Delaney B.H.P.W. October 8, 1995
C.O. Ramona Massey C.I.F.W. October 17, 1995
C.O. Phillip E. Simmons Mel's Plaza November 10, 1995
D/W Vance Hooper Insp. Gen. Off. November 10, 1995
C.O. Robert E. Smith Trans. Div. November 17, 1995
Capt. Leroy Nichols M.D.C. November 20, 1995
C.O. Fred Renschler Mn. Ct. Div. December 24, 1995
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C.O. Michele Leito M.D.C. December 24, 1995
C.O. Phillip Blyth A.R.D.C. January 7, 1996
A.D.W. Robert Samuels Bx. H.D.M. February 9, 1996
Warden Joseph Kukis Reform/A.R.D.C. February 21, 1996
D/C Lacy C. Johnson Investigations March 12, 1996
C.O. Benjamin Murray C.I.F.M. March 26, 1996
Capt. Constantine Mellow M.D.C. April 16, 1996
C.O. Daniel Hennessy Qn. Ct. Div. April 17, 1996
D/W Phillip Gabler S.O.D. April 25, 1996
Civ. Ruth Brown R.M.S.C. April 30, 1996
C.O. Perilee Spells-Mckie E.H.P.W. May 5, 1996
C.O. James Davis K.C.H.P.W. May 7, 1996
A.D.W. Chauncey Beasley O.B.C.C. May 8, 1996
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Dir. Peter Genco Envir. Health June 16, 1996
Capt. Marcelino Ramos Mn. Ct. Div. June 30, 1996
C.O. Anna Frances Hope Bx. H.D.M. July 3, 1996
Capt. John Schott H.D.M. July 22, 1996
C.O. Thomas Driscoll Bk. Ct. Div. July 31, 1996
Capt. William Slattery Bx. H.D.M. August 29, 1996
C.O. George D'angelo J.A.T.C. September 7, 1996
Capt. John Edward Lawson Bx. H.D.M. September 9, 1996
Capt. Charles W. Augustin J.A.T.C. September 27, 1996
C.O. Mary J. Surphlis Bk. Ct. Div. October 1, 1996
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| 1997 Medal Day journal last page. |
| 1997 Medal Day journal front cover. |
The NYC DOC Medal Day journal published for the 1997 ceremony followed closely the In Memoriam page format from the preceding book. Michael P. Jacobson was still Commissioner; Eric M. Taylor, still Chief of Department. The Medal Day journal's last page (at right) listed the deceased members who had died since the last previous such awards ceremony. Eight of the 36 persons listed in 1997 book had died during 1996. Names were again arranged in two groups -- retired members and active members at the time of their death. The 1996 journal listing is presented below in HTML facsimile format:
IN MEMORY
The following active and retired members of the Department have passed away since the last Medal Day ceremony. |
Active |
C.O. Joseph Parisi Mn. Ct. Div. October 28, 1996
C.O. Theodore Marcinkiewic Qns. H.D.M. December 31, 1996
C.O. Leonard Smith Trans. Div. January 25, 1997
C.O. Charlene Edwards G.M.D.C. February 1, 1997
C.O. Marva Barnard Bx. Ct. Div. May 11, 1997
Civ. Richard Diggs G.R.V.C. May 28,1997
C.O. Irving Armstrong A.M.K.C. June 6, 1997
C.0. Eugenia Harrigan Mn. Ct. Div. July 4, 1997
Capt. Anthony Larkin V.C.B.C. July 14, 1997
C.0. Grady Johnson Bx. H.D.M. July 30, 1997
Civ. Carlton Georges M.I.S. July 31, 1997
Civ. Betty Gomez C.I.F.M. September 26, 1997
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C.O. John Glykokokalos B.H.P.W. October 1, 1997
Retired
C.O. Richard Walla Bk. Ct. Div. November 12,1996
Capt. Jose Vives, Sr. J.A.T.C. November 28,1996
C.O. Antonio Marcano Bx. H.D.M. December 4, 1996
Capt. Workenish Sawyer M.D.C. December 13, 1996
Capt. Bela (Bill) Babai C.I.F.M. December 15, 1996
Capt. Fredrick Zickuhr R.I.S.U./ S.O.D. December 16,1996
D/W Arthur Howard Qns. H.D.M. January 7, 1997
D/W John Eric Maye, Sr. M.D.C. January 19, 1997
C. 0. Vincent Dizeo B.C.F. February 9, 1997
D/W Joseph Castora R.M.S.C. March 15,1997
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Capt. Anthony Periano Qns. H.D.M. March 28, 1997
C.O. Robert Williams Bk. H.D.M. May 10, 1997
Capt. Leroy D. Bass C.I.F.M. May 11, 1997
C.O. Raymond Ciani Bk. H.D.M. May 25, 1997
C.O. Arthur J. Guerriero Bx. Ct. Div. May 26,1997
C.O. Andrew Moorehead June 4, 1997
C.O. James Diaz Qns. Ct. Div. June 29, 1997
C.O. Altina Hale V.C.B.C. July 3, 1997
Capt. John Stewart Bx. Ct. Div. July 4, 1997
C.O. Harold Mitchell M.D.C. August 9, 1997
C.O. Frank Biernacki Qns. Ct. Div. September 12, 1997
Capt. Edward Walsh Hart Island October 30, 1997
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