The Old Centurions

This effort is an outgrowth of the work done by Douglas Wayne MAAS during his collection of anecdotes presented by former Deputy Sheriff's, Reserve Deputy Sheriff's, Dispatchers, Custody Officers and others, who took the time to recall, and "put to paper", their experiences while employed at the Clark County Sheriff's Office, or other local law enforcement agencies. His work has resulted in a book, which presents those anecdotes; and is entitled "Our Thin Lines Unvarnished" (available...
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This effort is an outgrowth of the work done by Douglas Wayne MAAS during his collection of anecdotes presented by former Deputy Sheriff's, Reserve Deputy Sheriff's, Dispatchers, Custody Officers and others, who took the time to recall, and "put to paper", their experiences while employed at the Clark County Sheriff's Office, or other local law enforcement agencies. His work has resulted in a book, which presents those anecdotes; and is entitled "Our Thin Lines Unvarnished" (available on Amazon - any/all proceeds being donated to "Behind The Badge Foundation").

During that process, a question/idea presented itself. What happened to those few who took the sworn oath to become Deputy Sheriff's at the CCSO in either February of 1972 or July of 1972? The question arose, since while some of us have had limited contact throughout the years, contact had been lost with several of those from that era.

Thus began a pursuit to "track-down" those eighteen individuals, eleven of which came to work in February 1972, with the other seven coming to work in July 1972. During this effort, it was also determined that another Deputy was sworn-in on the 3rd day of July 1972; that being Michael STAHLMAN, who was commissioned as a dispatcher. So, at the end of this document, in addition to the other eighteen; he will be alluded to as another of the "Old Centurions". This pursuit has been very time consuming and, based upon my own personal experience as a homicide detective, has been equally intriguing, and enlightening.

While in many cases, we worked with all the individuals named herein on a daily basis, and shared the good, the bad and the ugly; we actually often knew very little about their experiences prior to becoming law enforcement officers; as well as what they had done after retirement.

This endeavor is meant for those few. It is OUR history, and if it is never written, it will be lost forever. It is also meant for those who come after us, and our families, since the majority of us are rapidly approaching our "expiration date". Unfortunately, we've already lost five members of the two groups who were hired in 1972.