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The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office Memorial Stone, located in front of the office at 12240 N.E. Glisan St., is a tribute to Multnomah County Sheriff's Office members who have been killed in the line of duty. It was dedicated on May 27, 1993.

The construction of the memorial was accomplished solely with donated services and contributions from Sheriff's Office members; no public funds were used for this project.

According to Jim Knapp, a former Sheriff's Office employee, the stone used for the memorial is Colorado marble donated by Gary Wagner, owner of Crystal River Marble Company of Marble, Colo.

The marble quarried from this area is the highest quality pure-white statutory marble in the world, and was used to build the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Lincoln Memorial.

The particular stone used for the Sheriff's Office memorial was originally cut in 1918 as a replacement stone for the Lincoln Memorial. Thomas Manning, owner of Art Pak, Inc. locally, arranged for the donation of the stone. Portland resident Dan Wilson sculpted the memorial.

The base stone are from Multnomah County quarries that were located at Kelly Butte and Rocky Butte, both operated by the Sheriff's Office.

The concrete work on the memorial was done by now-retired Corrections Officer Richard Tracy. Former Reserve Deputy Larry Mascotte donated the decorative fencing that surrounds the memorial.

Members named include:

Deputy Irving Burkett died on August 22, 2003 as a result of injuries received on July 25, 1982. Deputy Burkett was seriously and permanently injured when an inmate discharged a .22 caliber single- action handgun during a jailbreak from Rocky Butte Jail, striking Deputy Burkett in the right side of his head. As a direct result of injuries sustained in the shooting, Deputy Burkett was severely and permanently debilitated.

Deputy Robert "Bobby" Anderson died Dec. 1, 1994 as a result of gunshot injuries inflicted by a man Anderson had in custody. The shooting occurred in 1969 while Anderson was a recruit deputy. At the time of the injury Anderson suffered paralysis and his health deteriorated until his death in 1994.

Reserve Sergeant Scott Collins and Reserve Deputy Mark Whitehead were killed February 26, 1993 while on patrol in east Multnomah County. Their patrol vehicle was struck nearly head-on by a drunk driver. Collins and Whitehead were the first Multnomah County reserve deputies ever to be killed in the line of duty.

Sergeant Albert W. Bowe was shot and killed November 15, 1945 by armed robbery suspects when he stopped their getaway car on Northeast Sandy Boulevard near 72nd Avenue.

Deputy Sheriff Ernest C. Loll was shot and killed instantly September 29, 1935 when he responded to a report of bird poachers in southwest Portland. Deputy Loll had arrived on the scene and had contacted one suspect and was talking to him when a second suspect, hidden in the underbrush nearby, shot Deputy Loll with a shotgun.

Special Deputy Walter Leonhardt was shot and killed September 28, 1931 while off duty after he observed an occupied stolen vehicle parked in northwest Portland. The vehicle had been reported stolen the previous day. After Deputy Leonhardt identified himself as an officer he had a brief conversation with the driver. A struggle ensued with Deputy Leonhardt receiving a fatal gunshot wound.

Corrections Supt. Edward Diedrich and Corrections Powderman Charles Hall were killed May 24, 1924 in an accidental explosion at the Kelly Butte Rock Quarry. The officers, as well as a prisoner, who was also killed, were setting explosives when the explosives prematurely detonated killing all three and injuring several other inmates.

Deputy Frank Walter Twombley was shot off his motorcycle November 19, 1918 when he drove up to the driver's side of a moving vehicle while attempting to stop the vehicle for speeding.

Chief Criminal Deputy Robert "Bob" Phillips was shot and killed November 21, 1917 while standing in the front doorway of a house in North Portland, by an escapee from a mental institution.