Staff and guests gathered to honor fallen correctional officers across the nation during the annual Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) Memorial Service at the Barry B. Telford Correctional Unit in New Boston Monday, May 5.
The annual event was a time of celebration and mourning, said Warden Michael Feazell. This year marked the 30th anniversary of the opening of the Telford Unit. It was also ten years after the local prison lost one of their own correctional officers in the line of duty.
“Officer (Timothy) Davidson was taken from us too soon in the line of duty … Officer Davidson gave everything in service to this job and to the people around him. He showed up, not because it was easy, but because it mattered. His sacrifice reminds us that the uniform we wear carries, not just the symbol of authority, but a sign of our willingness to stand in harm’s way for the sake of others,” said Michael Feazel, senior TDCJ warden.
