Silent Key: Crystal Gail Vincent

APCO member and Polk County (Georgia) E-911 Director Crystal Gail Vincent, 46, of Cedartown, passed away January 28 after an extended illness.

Silent Key: Jennifer Garner

Southwest (Texas) Regional Communications Center Deputy Director Jennifer Garner, 46, of Waxahachie died Tuesday. Garner had served as Texas APCO secretary. She suffered from cancer.

Silent Key: Donald Ray Whitney

APCO Life Member Don Whitney passed away December 28. Whitney enjoyed a long tenure in public safety communications for Motorola and was a longstanding member of the Commercial Advisory Council (CAC), including service on the APCO Board of Directors.

Silent Key: Sammye Foster Cotton

Sammye Foster Cotton of Wills Point, Texas, passed way Nov. 16 at the age of 43 after a battle with ALS. Cotton was Garland (Texas) Police Department Communications Manager and an APCO member who previously worked for McKinney (Texas) Police Department and the Commerce (Texas) Police Department.

Silent Key: Bob Marz

Bob Marz, an APCO life member, passed away October 5 at home in South Ogden, Utah, with his family. He was 87.

Silent Key: John J. Daly

John J. Daly, 66, whose life was dedicated to public safety in Collier County, Florida, passed away August 22 at a Cape Cod, Massachusetts, hospital after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

Silent Key: Max Thwaits III

Max Thwaits III, the Essex County (New York) emergency services director, passed away September 19. Thwaits, of Au Sable Forks, was 40. He was a member of the APCO Atlantic Chapter.

Silent Key: RoxAnn Brown

APCO Life Member RoxAnn Brown passed away July 27 in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. She was retired from public safety communications and had been active in APCO before retirement. Services are pending.