One year ago, 15 names of Stanislaus County peace officers who died while on duty were etched in the granite memorial at Lakewood Memorial Park. When the annual Peace Officers Memorial ceremony was held on Wednesday, there was a 16th name – that of slain Stanislaus County Sheriff Deputy Dennis Wallace added to the ranks. Wallace’s widow, Mercedes Wallace, and family members could see her husband’s fresh headstone just feet from the memorial.
Fallen officers remembered at annual ceremony
