The Woodlands Township Honors 26 First Responders

THE WOODLANDS, TX — The Woodlands Township honored 26 public safety personnel for going the extra mile to make The Woodlands a safer community as The Woodlands Township hosted the Annual Public Safety Awards, Honoring Those Who Serve.

The event was held March 24, at The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center with hundreds of people in attendance, including honorees, guests and community leaders.

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The event honored 26 individuals in public safety from The Woodlands Fire Department, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, the Montgomery County Hospital District, the Montgomery County Constable’s Office, Precinct 3 and Harris County Constable’s Office, Precinct 4.

Each honoree was chosen by their respective department for exemplary service and dedication to public safety were:

• Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputy Frank Pearson received the Commendation Award for distinctive professionalism and dedication to duty.
• Montgomery County Sheriff's Deputies Trent Holcomb and Moamen Abdelbaky received the Meritorious Service Award for distinctive professionalism and dedication to duty.
• Montgomery County Sheriff's deputies Dominic Trevino, Sam Smith and Michael Berry received a Life Saving Award for distinctive professionalism and dedication to duty.
• Montgomery County Constable’s Office, Pct. 3 Detective Eric Runyon received the Meritorious Service Award for distinctive professionalism and dedication to duty.
• Harris County Constable’s Office, Pct. 4 honored included Sergeant Mike Ruby, Corporal John Ryan, Deputy Dennis Cowan, Deputy Dustin Cole, Deputy Kevin Vailes, Deputy Jorge Ramirez, Deputy Jonathan Davison, Deputy Lorena Hernandez, Deputy Jose Rodriguez, Deputy Adolph Saenz, Deputy William Frizzell and Deputy Alexandra Olvera, who all received the Meritorious Unit Award for distinctive professionalism and dedication to duty.
• Montgomery County Hospital District Field Supervisor Jacob Shaw was honored with the Life Saving Award for distinctive professionalism and dedication to duty.
• The Woodlands Fire Department Battalion Chief Bob Moore, Lieutenant John Cantarella, Driver/Operator Doug DeVries, Driver/Operator Kevin Cowham, Firefighter Kevin Wiens and Firefighter Jonathan Tatum received the Life Saving Award for distinctive professionalism and dedication to duty

The Woodlands Township hosts this event each year, along with support and sponsorships from many other businesses and individuals in The Woodlands and South Montgomery County area.

This year, the major sponsors were America’s ER, Kroger, Woodforest National Bank, Alpha and Omega Mounted Patrol, CORE Lending, The Woodlands Development Company/The Howard Hughes Corporation, and The Woodlands Area Economic Development Partnership.

“Every one of these individuals ensures the safety and security of residents and visitors of The Woodlands,” said The Woodlands Township Board Secretary Dr. Ann Snyder, who served as emcee for the event. “We commend them for going the extra mile in making The Woodlands a safer community.”

Image: The Woodlands Township honored 26 public safety personnel during the seventh annual Public Safety Awards at The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center, March 24, 2018.

Top Row (left to right): Harris County Constable’s Office Pct. 4 Deputy William Frizzell, Harris County Constable’s Office Pct. 4 Corporal John Ryan, Harris County Constable’s Office Pct. 4 Deputy Jorge Ramirez, Harris County Constable’s Office Pct. 4 Sergeant Mike Ruby, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Frank Pearson, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Sam Smith.
Middle Row (left to right): The Woodlands Fire Department Driver/ Operator Doug DeVries, The Woodlands Fire Department Battalion Chief Bob Moore, Harris County Constable’s Office Pct. 4 Deputy Dennis Cowan, Harris County Constable’s Office Pct. 4 Deputy Jonathan Davison, Harris County Constable’s Office Pct. 4 Deputy Jose Rodriguez, Harris County Constable’s Office Pct. 4 Deputy Dustin Cole, Harris County Constable’s Office Pct. 4 Kevin Vailes, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Moamen Abdelbaky, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Dominic Trevino.
Bottom Row (left to right): The Woodlands Fire Department Firefighter Kevin Wiens, The Woodlands Fire Department Lieutenant John Cantarella, Montgomery County Hospital District Field Supervisor Jacob Shaw, Harris County Constable’s Office Pct. 4 Deputy Lorena Hernandez, Harris County Constable’s Office Pct. 4 Adolph Saenz, Montgomery County Constable’s Office Pct. 3 Detective Eric Runyon, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Trent Holcomb, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Michael Berry.
Not pictured: Harris County Constable’s Office Pct. 4 Deputy Alexandra Olvera, The Woodlands Fire Department Driver / Operator Kevin Cowham and The Woodlands Fire Department Firefighter Jonathan Tatum.