Category: Catastrophic Assistance
Associate Warden II Mark Estes – LA
An Elton man drowned on Memorial Day just off Rutherford Beach along the Gulf of Mexico as his family was on the beach nearby. Cameron Parish Sheriff’s Deputy and Sheriff-elect Chris Savoie said Mark Estes, 58, was going fishing in the jetty area shortly before noon Monday when he was caught in a riptide […]
Walton Correctional Institution – Florida
Sergeant Joanna Davis’ daughter was recently diagnosed with a serious medical condition that requires ongoing continuous treatment. Sergeant Davis and her daughter were required to travel an excessive distance from their home to obtain the treatment. CPOF was able to assist her, just before another treatment was required. – John Kolodziej, Florida Field Representative
Century Correctional Institution – Florida
Florida Field Representative John Kolodziej shares a recent experience presenting a catastrophic assistance check to Sergeant Leonard White. In April 2024, Sergeant Leonard White was working at Century Correctional Institution. During the course of his duties, he was attacked by an inmate knocking him to the ground and continuing to batter him. Sergeant White sustained injuries […]
Corporal Trenton Koreski
Corporal Trenton Koreski’s of Parkersburg Correctional Center and Jail, West Virginia, newborn son, Myles, developed RSV and had to be hospitalized at WVU Medicine Children’s Pediatrics ICU in Moregantown, WV (approx 110 miles one way). CPOF and the catastrophic program was there to assist the family with travel expenses related to Myles’ recovery.
Parkersburg Correctional Center and Jail – West Virginia
Corporal Andrea Bowman of Parkersburg Correctional Center and Jail, West Virginia, lost her 19-year-old son in November of 2023. Logan Jeffrey Allen passed away suddenly at his home in Middlesex on Saturday, November 18, 2023. Born in Wood County, West Virginia, on December 23, 2003, he was a son to Paul Allen and Andrea Workman […]
Oklahoma Probation and Parole
Oklahoma Probation and Parole Officer II Anna Walters unexpectedly lost her husband to a motorcycle accident on May 2, 2024. Jonathan Walters, 41, was traveling east on Interstate 40 near mile marker 295 around 8:30 p.m. on a 2012 Harley Davidson motorcycle when he lost control on a curve, left the roadway, and struck a […]
Tristen Flores – Colorado Department of Corrections
Tristen Flores of the Colorado Department of Corrections was diagnosed with stage 3 Melanoma and is currently undergoing treatment. While receiving treatment, his wife, Jonna, prematurely gave birth to twins. Both babies were sent to the NICU after their birth. While not simultaneously, both babies were discharged home and are with their loving parents and […]
Colorado Department of Corrections – Kathryn Kile
Earlier this year, Colorado Field Representative Guy Edmonds met Kathryn Kile, a single mom of three. While Guy loves meeting new people, as a field representative, it isn’t always under the happiest of circumstances. From Guy: Katie has been employed with the Colorado Department of Corrections for just over a year. When she started, […]
Sergeant Kevin Farmer – Texas Department of Criminal Justice
The home of Sergeant Farmer’s family was flooded on May 1, 2024. They lost household and personal items in the flooding. CPOF’s Catastrophic Program was able to act quickly to help his family during their time of need. Texas Field Representative Cathy Stokes was available to present an assistance check to Sergeant Farmer of the […]
Maintenance Supervisor David Dove – TDCJ
On May 4, 2024, Maintenance Supervisor David Dove of the Wainwright Unit in Texas passed away from natural causes. CPOF was there to assist his wife with burial expenses. She sent this lovely letter to the CPOF office shortly after. His obituary reads: “On May 4, 2024, David Lee Dove went home to be […]
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