Todd A. Austin of Burbank, California, an APCO member and emergency communications center manager for the Los Angeles Police Department Communications Division, passed away May 2. He was 52. Austin worked for the LAPD ECC for 22 years and rose to the rank of senior police service representation officer in charge of operations support unit […]
Silent Key: Stephanie A. Kulowiec
Brookfield Police Department public safety telecommunicator Stephanie A. Kulowiec of Brookfield, Connecticut, passed away on Sunday, April 17. Kulowiec was a member of the APCO Atlantic Chapter. in a social media post, The Brookfield Police Department praised Kulowiec’s participation in community charitable events and wrote: “It is with great sadness that we announce to you […]
Silent Key: Joseph Cory Thompson
APCO member and public safety telecommunicator Joseph Cory Thompson, 49, passed away January 24 at High Point Regional Hospital in North Carolina. Thompson was a telecommunicator for Randolph County, North Carolina.
Silent Key: Johnny Lee Platt Jr.
Johnny Lee Platt Jr., RPL, CPE, passed away January 11 at the age of 37. Platt was an APCO member and had a dedicated and decorated career in public safety. He was deputy director with Johnson County Emergency Management and Communications in Olathe, Kansas, and was active on the Agency Training Program Committee and Bylaws […]
Silent Key: Larissa Michelle (Johnson) George
Larissa Michelle Johnson George, APCO member and CAD manager for Greene County (Georgia) 911, passed away Jan. 16 at the age of 41. After graduation, she became a public safety telecommunicator for Greene County 911 and worked there for 22 years. She was promoted to administrative assistant and CAD manager. She served as an EMT […]
Silent Key: Charles F. English
Charles F. English, 94, a past president of APCO International, 1984-1985, and lifetime APCO member, passed away November 5 in Cary, North Carolina.
Silent Key: Gary Lee Peters
Gary Peters, president and CEO of ProComm Alaska, LLC and an active APCO member, passed away Nov. 16 at the age of 67 in Palmer, Arkansas. He was a resident of Talkeetna, Alaska. Peters was a giant in the field of telecommunications – well known and much loved by friends and colleagues.
Silent Key: Mathew J. Knight
Matthew J. Knight, 48, passed away Nov. 29. Knight was a public safety communications industry professional who served as commercial advisor to Missouri APCO.
Silent Key: Mark David Pallans
Mark David Pallans, 78, a life member and senior member of APCO, died October 18. He lived in North Las Vegas, Nevada, and was born in Astoria, New York. At the time of his death, Pallans was an active member of APCO’s spectrum committees, the Editorial Committee and the Professional Development Events Committee.
Silent Key: Blake T. Haskell
Blake T. Haskell passed away September 30, 2021, at South Shore Hospital in Massachusetts with his wife Deb by his side. Haskell started at Boston EMS as one of the first EMT telecommunicators that co-occupied the Boston Police Department “Turret” in the 1970s. From there he went to work for the city of New York […]
