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What constitutes a “great man”? Ralph Waldo Emerson stated, “The first thing a great person does is make us realize the insignificance of circumstance.” When you meet a great man, you see that your problems, questions, and insecurities become insignificant. His absolute attention to the person that he is dedicating his time to is affected for the long term. That is who Jonathan Terrazas was, a “great man”, and that is how he will affect those around him, for the long term. I can only attest to his duty and relationship at work but judging by what I hear from others, he carried on this special trait with everything he did. Lieutenant Jonathan Terrazas was born on August 17, 1971. He was commissioned as a peace officer with the El Paso Police Department on May 26, 1995, and graduated from the 90th Academy class with ID #1773. Throughout his illustrious career, he challenged himself and took on any task that was given to him with gratitude. He was a very important part of the El Paso Police Department family and a true leader and mentor to everyone. He displayed this by being in charge of Special Operations for the Pebble Hills Regional Command and organizing the supervisors program for incoming sergeants ready to promote. But his mentorship did not end there. He always found the occasion and the time to teach others in a way that appeared flawless. In what seemed like a casual conversation or a staff meeting, he never stopped mentoring or teaching others. He carried this attention to the many tasks that were given to him with minimal problems. In less words, he made things work with ease, which for the rest of us would have been a tremendous undertaking. He did the work of four or five others, easily and without being boastful. That was just who he was, a hard worker, dependable, and very easy to talk to. His foundation, of course, was his life beyond the workplace. Lt. Terrazas was a true family man who lived for his family. Sadly, Lt. Jonathan Terrazas passed away on September 1, 2021. What words can describe this tremendous loss? G. K. Chesterton stated, “It is only great men who take up a great space by not being there.” We will feel his loss in everything he did, for a very long time. No one can replace him, at home or at work. Lt. Terrazas left behind a legacy that will be hard to imitate and for that we are deeply indebted and thankful to have known him.
OCTAVIANO PEREA Officer Feb 2, 1918
HARRY HARRY PHOENIX PHOENIX Captain June 13, 1921
NEWTON STEWART Officer Feb 17, 1900
GUS CHITWOOD Officer Feb 13, 1915
SYDNEY J. BENSON Officer June 28, 1917
JUAN N. GARCIA, JR. Special Police Agent Feb 1, 1918
GEORGE F. DRAKE Officer Sept 22, 1918
FRANK BURNS Detective April 12, 1923
WILLIAM PASCHAL Officer Dec 4, 1914
THOMAS THOMAS MOAD MOAD Asst. City Marshal July 11, 1883
GUILLERMO SANCHEZ Detective Dec 14, 1957
ARTHUR LAVENDER Officer Dec 16, 1966
ROGER HAMILTON Officer June 21, 1970
GUY MYERS Officer July 24, 1970
ENRIQUE RIVERA Special Officer Nov 25, 1923
JOHN J. COLEMAN Detective July 14, 1924
LYNN MCCLINTOCK Officer Oct 2, 1926
SCHUYLER C. HOUSTON Captain Oct 4, 1927
RALPH RALPH MARMOLEJO MARMOLEJO Detective Mar 17, 1951
WARREN MITCHELL Officer May 16, 1953
LIEUTENANT JONATHAN TERO a ZAS
ANGEL D. GARCIA Officer Dec 16, 2012
KARL MCDONOUGH Officer Oct 13, 2010
JONATHAN K. MOLINA Officer Oct 5, 2012
A. ANDREW BARCENA Officer Sept 25, 2004
ADRIAN ARELLANO Officer Mar 18, 2015
CHARLES HEINRICH Detective Aug 29, 1985
DAVID DAVID BANNISTER BANNISTER Officer June 3, 1974
NORMAN NORMAN MONTION MONTION Detective Oct 16, 1989
ERNESTO SERNA Officer Nov 12, 1991
WAYNE WAYNE CARREON CARREON Officer June 27, 1980
Commissioned: May 26, 1995 End of Watch: September 1, 2021
JONATHAN TERRAZAS Lieutenant Sept 1, 2021
CAMERINO SANTIAGO Detective Jan 11, 2021
DAVID DAVID ORTIZ ORTIZ Officer Mar 14, 2016
When a police officer is killed, it’s not an agency that loses an officer, it’s an ENTIRE NATION .
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