DEPUTY PETER JOHN HERRERA DAY – MARCH 26, 2023

El Paso, Texas – On March 20, 2023, the El Paso County Commissioners Court Approved and adopted a resolution recognizing March 26, 2023, as Deputy Peter John Herrera Day, in El Paso County, Texas.

Deputy Sheriff Peter John Herrera was born on December 12, 1983, graduated from Del Valle High School, and honorably served the El Paso County Sheriff's Office for 11 years, six as a Detention Officer and five as Deputy Sheriff. Unfortunately, deputy Herrera, at thirty-five years of age, succumbed to wounds sustained during a traffic stop in San Elizario, Texas, on Friday, March 22, 2019; after two days of fighting for his life, Deputy Herrera entered eternal rest on Sunday, March 24, 2019. Deputy Herrera made the ultimate sacrifice serving his beloved community of El Paso, and his family, friends, and fellow brothers and sisters in uniform lost a husband, a son, a brother, and a loyal friend, and El Paso County lost a trusted guardian.

Deputy Herrera's memory will be honored once again this year by his family, friends, colleagues, and the community at large on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at the 3rd Annual Deputy Peter John Herrera Memorial Run organized by the El Paso County Sheriff's Foundation; and the second annual Celebration of Deputy Peter Herrera's Life, Kite Flying Event with the students of San Elizario will be held on April 14 at Alarcon Elementary baseball park at 9 am, sponsored by Commissioner Iliana Holguin, San Elizario ISD, and the Herrera family; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the El Paso County Judge and the Commissioners Court of El Paso County that March 26, 2023, will at this moment be known as, Deputy Peter John Herrera Day.