Past Heroes Banquet Honorees
Jerry Arnold, Officer, Albuquerque Police Dept., First Responder, 2018
Janice Arnold-Jones, Albuquerque City Councilor, Elected Official, 2013
Larry Baker, Investigative Reporter, Media, 2013
Joel Block, Officer, Albuquerque Police Dept., First Responder, 2018
Sylvia Bokor, Volunteer of the Year, 2012
Celina Bussey, New Mexico Dept. of Workforce Solutions Secretary, Elected Official, 2013
Chris Carlson, Captain, Albuquerque Fire Dept., First Responder, 2017
Robert Casados, Chief, Rosebud Fire Dept., First Responder, 2018
Don Chapman, Sandoval County Commissioner, District 3, Elected Official, 2016
Emilio Chavez, Houston Wholesale Cars, Business Leader, 2018
Marianne Chiffelle, Community Leader, 2012
John Dear, Officer, Albuquerque Police Dept., First Responder, 2018
Kathy Diaz, Owner, Monroe’s Restaurant, Business Leader, 2017
Miguel Diaz, Owner, Monroe’s Restaurant, Business Leader, 2017
A. Blair Dunn, Community Leader, 2015
Aubrey Dunn, New Mexico Land Commissioner, Elected Official, 2016
Dianna J. Duran, Secretary of State, Elected Official, 2014
Byron Economidy, Officer, Albuquerque Police Dept., First Responder, 2018
Candy Spence Ezzell, New Mexico State Representative, Elected Official, 2012
Scott Frankel, Houston Wholesale Cars, Business Leader, 2018
Gary Girard, Chief, Nara Visa Fire Dept., Fire Responder, 2018
Lou Golson, Officer, Albuquerque Police Dept., Hero of the Year, 2015
Jason Green, Officer, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Dept., First Responder, 2017
Timothy Hale, Cabinet Secretary Colonel, Appointed Official, 2014
Alisha Hawthorne-Martinez, Business Leader, 2016
Gary Hays, Owner, Cliff’s Amusement Park, Business Leader, 2016
Linda Hays, Owner, Cliff’s Amusement Park, Business Leader, 2016
Armando Hernandez, Officer, Albuquerque Police Dept., First Responder, 2018
Yvette Herrell, New Mexico State Representative, Elected Official, 2015
Neil Hise, CEMCO, Business Leader, 2013
Ty Hise, CEMCO, Business Leader, 2013
Jennifer Hise, CEMCO, Business Leader, 2013
Ryan Holets, Officer, Albuquerque Police Dept., First Responder, 2018
Dan Houston, Sheriff, Bernalillo County, Elected Official, 2014
Dona Irwin, New Mexico State Representative, Elected Official, 2015
Wayne Johnson, Bernalillo County Commissioner, Elected Official, 2013
Wayne Johnson, Bernalillo County Commissioner, Elected Official, 2016
Aaron Jones, Sergeant, Albuquerque Police Dept., First Responder, 2018
Cassady Leonard, Young Leader, 2016
Dan Lewis, Albuquerque City Councilor, Elected Official, 2016
Rick Lopez, Community Leader, 2014
Angelo Lovato, Officer, Albuquerque Police Dept., First Responder, 2018
Anthony Luna, Officer, Albuquerque Police Dept., First Responder, 2018
Gregg Marcantel, Secretary, New Mexico Dept. of Corrections, Elected Official, 2012
Vicente Martinez, Officer, Albuquerque Police Dept., First Responder, 2017
James Maxon, Chief, Sandoval County Fire Dept., First Responder, 2017
Lawrence Martin, Probate Judge, Sandoval County, Elected Official, 2016
Mark Menicucci, Menicucci Insurance, Business Leader, 2014
T. Greg Merrion, Merrion Oil & Gas, Business Leader, 2013
Kenneth Miller, Officer, Albuquerque Police Dept., First Responder, 2018
Peggy Muller-Aragon, Committee Chair, Albuquerque Public Schools, Elected Official, 2018
Andy Nunez, New Mexico State Representative, Elected Official, 2012
Gary Padilla, Houston Wholesale Cars, Business Leader, 2018
David Patterson, Battalion Chief, Rio Rancho Fire Dept., First Responder, 2017
Marc Powell, ReCARnation, Business Leader, 2015
Robert Radosevich, Officer, Albuquerque Police Dept., First Responder, 2018
John Rockwell, President, Marpac Medical Devices & Sierra Peaks, Business Leader, 2016
Frank Ruvolo, Chairman, Republican Party of Bernalillo County, Community Leader, 2017
John Sanchez, Lieutenant Governor, Hero of the Year, 2014
John Arthur Smith, New Mexico State Senator, Elected Official, 2012
John Arthur Smith, New Mexico State Senator, Hero of the Year, 2013
Rex Stall, Chief, Logan Fire Dept., First Responder, 2018
Diego Sy, Entrepreneur, Young Leader, 2017
Marge Tapia, Community Leader, 2016
David Taylor, Officer, Albuquerque Police Dept., First Responder, 2018
Gary “Skip” Tinagero, Battalion Chief, Albuquerque Police Dept., First Responder, 2017
Jim Townsend, New Mexico State Representative, Elected Official, 2017
Carl Trujillo, New Mexico State Representative, Elected Official 2013
Julie Wright, Community Leader, 2018
2018 HEROES
First Responder
Jerry Arnold
Joel Block
John Dear
Byron Economidy
Armando Hernandez
Ryan Holets
Sgt. Aaron Jones
Angelo Lovato
Anthony Luna
Kenneth Miller
Robert Radosevich
David Taylor
