In Remembrance – 2023

Retired Officer Laurence “Russ” Russell #2137 passed away on December 29, 2023.

Retired Sgt. Roscoe Fanucchi #1080 passed away Sunday, December 3, 2023, at age 97. He retired from the San Jose Police Department in 1982.

Retired Fire Engineer Merlin W. Dyball passed away on December 1, 2023.

Retired Sgt. John H. Livingstone #1091 passed away on November 28, 2023.

Retired Fire Captain Blaine “Buck” Owens passed away November 27, 2023, at age 74. He retired from the San Jose Fire Department in 2000.

Officer Gregory Pinck #1436 passed away on November 26, 2023.

Retired Fire Captain Thomas Hooks passed away on November 19, 2023.

Retired Fire Captain Les Omans passed away on November 16, 2023.

Retired Officer Willard (Will) A. Martin Jr. #1354 passed away on October 23, 2023.

Retired Sgt. Jim Guido #1065 passed away on October 22, 2023.

Retired Officer Randall S. Campbell #2374 passed away in October 2023.

Retired Officer Gustavo “Gus” Vega #2727 passed away on October 9, 2023.

Retired Fire Inspector Ted Lopez passed away on September 29, 2023.

Retired SJPD Lt. Roy Ilse #1028 passed away September 11, 2023.

Retired Officer Ed Marini #1955 passed away on September 6, 2023.

Retired Police Officer Louis Nurisio #1224 passed away in August 2023.

Retired Fire Captain Terry Ryan passed away on August 21, 2023, at age 91. Terry retired in March 1997.

Retired Fire Engineer Henry A .Wheeler passed away on August 7, 2023. He was 94. Henry retired in 1984 out of Station 9. 

Retired Police Officer Marilyn J. Musser #1646  passed away on July 23, 2023.

Retired SJPD Sgt. Herrell J. “Jay” Houston #1198 passed away on July 23, 2023. Jay served the department for over two decades.

Retired Captain Larry J. Otter #1013 passed away in July 2023.

Retired Captain Randall “Randy” Schriefer #3540 was killed in a car accident on July 29, 2023.

Retired Fire Captain Forrest Wilcox passed away on July 6, 2023.

Sgt. Marv Lewis #1447 passed away on Monday, July 3, 2023. He previously served in the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.

Retired Lt. Don Trujillo #1034 passed away on June 29, 2023.

Retired Lt. Robert (Bob) Moir #1045 passed away May 20, 2023.

Retired Officer William (Bill) Anderson passed away on May 4, 2023. Bill served in SJPD’s canine unit.

Retired Lt. Manoah “Rob” Robison #1139 passed away on May 5, 2023.

Retired Fire Captain Joseph Fowles passed away on April 3, 2023.

Retired Officer Daniel P. Wagener  #1222 passed away on March 29, 2023.

Retired Firefighter Bill Leavy passed away on March 29, 2023.

Retired Fire Engineer Pete Torres passed away on March 29, 2023.

Fire Captain Marvin Coffee passed away on March 22, 2023.

Retired SJPD Lieutenant William (Bill) Erfurth #1094 passed away on March 4, 2023.

Retired SJFD Battalion Chief Joseph Carrillo passed away on February 25, 2023.

Retired SJFD Fire Captain Stephen Pizzo passed away February 23, 2023.

Retired SJPD Police Officer Joshua Brown #4032 passed away February 12, 2023.

Retired SJFD Fire Engineer John Earnest passed away February 8, 2023.

Retired Police Sergeant Bruce Grigg #1813, who served SJPD for 30 years, passed away on February 5, 2023.

Retired Firefighter Robert Bacon, Sr. passed away on February 4, 2023, after battling lung cancer. Robert spent his career as a firefighter at Stations 18 and 20, retiring in 1996.

Retired SJFD member Herbert Bartolini passed away February 2, 2023.

Retired Fire Captain Dennis Anderson passed away on January 25, 2023, at the age of 92. He is survived by his wife, Helen, his son, Craig, and his daughter-in-law, Mary.

Retired SJFD Firefighter Michael Gilligan passed away January 24, 2023.

Former Acting Chief and veteran San Jose Police Officer Tom Wheatley passed away on January 23, 2023, surrounded by his loved ones. Tom was one of the most respected men and police officers the SJPD has ever known.

Retired SJFD Fire Engineer Jerry Harrell passed away January 14, 2023.

Retired Police Officer Billy P. Key #1217 passed away on January 2, 2023.