Steve Brazell:  

Hello to all Burroughs alumni... Law enforcement is huge in our family, and I have joined in. I am retiring from the grocery business Nov. 1, and taking a position as Public Affairs Officer at the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office. My ASU communications/broadcasting degree from 1976 comes in handy!! God opened a great door at age 69 to do something I really enjoy. My daughter Dannae got married Aug 25th!!! We are so excited for her and Jon. Husband is military and law enforcement (in fact, in training for deployment to Middle East right now.) He will be gone for about one year. God Bless America and all our active duty and retired military folks. Just want to say this: I have two sons in law enforcement since 2007. Their lives are on the line every minute of every day. The next phone call I get could be tragic...if you have never lived with that, you don't know what it's like. They are true heroes. The current climate in this country against it is insane. I am praying God turns this nation back to what it was founded on. This came home in a huge way on June 28, 2022...Yavapai County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Rick Lopez was shot and killed while on duty a few miles from our home. Rick worked at a local Safeway almost 20 years ago with my sons, Josh and Jeremy. My boys decided they wanted to do something meaningful with their lives and went into law enforcement in 2007, and Rick joined them a year later, leaving a lucrative management job for public service. My son, Josh, is now a lieutenant with YCSO. Rick was his best friend. Rick was honored in May 2023 with his name put on the ...Expand for more