Editorial

It is with great pride that I take this opportunity to congratulate Lt. Lorenzo Duenas on his recent appointment to Assistant Sheriff.

I count myself fortunate to have had the opportunity to meet Sgt. Duenas at Henry 1′s hangar ten years ago. Sgt. Duenas was the primary reason we were able to produce the Henry1.com website. Not only was he the unit supervisor at the time, he assumed the role of gatekeeper to ensure that this ‘unknown entity’ would not misrepresent or discredit – then or in the future – the reputation the unit had earned through hard work and a commitment to excellence. He was instrumental in Henry1.com’s creation and, ultimately, its success as a website that grew to inform and entertain an international audience. Through a developed and demonstrated mutual trust, a personal friendship grew, and it is a friendship that I hold, to this day, in the highest regard.

Although his responsibilities changed over the years and his energies were directed elsewhere in the department, he always remained a staunch supporter of the program, the helicopter crews, and of henry1.com. Congratulations, Lorenzo. We wish you the best of luck in your new role as assistant sheriff.

-Editor

For more on Lt. Duenas’ appointment, please visit the Press Democrat :

Sonoma County sheriff’s veteran named to assistant post

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