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n Colonel Jim Cockrell, Session
#195 has retired from the Alaska
State Troopers to accept a posi-
tion as Security Supervisor with
Tesoro at the Kenai, Alaska refin-
ery. Jim
started his
career with
the Alaska
State
Troopers
in 1983
and retired
as a Major
in 2004. He
worked an
additional
three years under a federal grant
and retired again in 2007. He
spent six years in private security
before his appointment as Colo-
nel of the Alaska State Troopers
in June 2013 and retired again in
May 2017.
n The City of Ketchikan has a
new Police Chief as of May 2017.
Lt JoeWhite, Session #254 had
served the city as the Acting
Chief of
Police
since
January
when
Chief Alan
Bengaard,
Session
#206 re-
tired. Joe
attended
the Alaska
Law Enforcement Training
Academy in 1995 and started
his career with the Ketchikan
Police Department in 1996. Joe
is married to Natalie , and they
have five children.
n Alaska State Trooper Captain
Tony April is a graduate of Ses-
sion #226 and he is a member
of the Alaska Chapter. Tony
was recently elected National
Parliamentarian for the National
Organiza-
tion of
Black Law
Enforce-
ment Ex-
ecutives
(NOBLE).
Tony was
also nomi-
nated,
selected,
and
elevated
to Illustri-
ous Grand
Inspector
General
aka 33rd
and Last
Degree of
the Ma-
sons. Only
3% of Masons are nominated
worldwide.
n Alaska State Trooper Captain
BarryWilson, graduate of Ses-
sion #244 and current Southcen-
tral Vice President of the Alaska
Chapter was selected to repre-
sent Alaska law enforcement at
the Law
Enforce-
ment
Torch Run
for Special
Olympics,
WorldWin-
ter Games
in Austria
in March.
n Colonel Steve Bear, Session
#219 has retired from the Alaska
State Troopers. Steve started his
career in 1990 and rose through
the ranks
serving in
the Alaska
Wildlife
Troopers
side of the
agency.
Steve and
his wife
Renee
have five
children.
They will be moving to Wash-
ington State as Steve has been
appointed the Chief of Law En-
forcement with the Washington
Department of Fish andWildlife.
n Juneau Police Department’s
Deputy Chief Edwin Mercer,
graduate of Session #259 took
over the reins as the new Chief
of Police at the end of July. He is
a born and raised Alaskan from
Sitka and
started his
law en-
forcement
career in
1992 as
a reserve
officer for
the Sitka
Police De-
partment
until 1993
when he was offered a full time
police officer position. In 2000,
Ed was hired by the Juneau Po-
lice Department. For the next 17
years, he worked his way through
the ranks as a Sergeant, Lieuten-
ant, Captain, and Deputy Chief.
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Tony and his comrades in the Masons did their civic duty by helping with Clean-up Day in Anchorage,
specifically on their designated “Adopt A Road” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Tony is in the blue
shirt on the right.
Colonel Jim Cockrell,
NA 195
Colonel Steve Bear, NA 219
Captain Tony April, NA 226
National Parliamentarian,
Tony April
Captain Barry Wilson
Chief Joe White, NA 254
Chief Edwin Mercer,
NA 259
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