In Memoriam
These are the names of employees that
have been killed on the job while employed by the California
Department of Transportation and its predecessor, the Department
of Public Works, Division of Highways. These names are
engraved in a bronze plaque in the lobby of the Caltrans
Headquarters building in Sacramento.
| Last Name | First Name | District | Classification |
| ABARR | WILLIAM | 01 | HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR |
| ACHTERT | A. | N/A | ASSISTANT RESIDENT ENGINEER |
| ADAMS | ROBERT | 04 | ASSOCIATE ENGINEER |
| ALCALA | JERRY | 07 | LANDSCAPE WORKER |
| ALDRIDGE | JACKIE RAY | 09 | CALTRANS EQUIPMENT OPERATIOR |
| ANDERSON | DONALD W. | N/A | ASSISTANT ENGINEER |
| ARISMENDEZ | RAUL | 07 | HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER |
| BALSZ | FRED | 03 | SURVEYOR |
| BAKER | SHAWN | 02 | EQUIPMENT OPERATOR II |
| BARR | LEONARD | 52 | CHIEF, OUTDOOR ADVERTISING |
| BEASLEY | DONALD | 07 | HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER |
| BEDFORD | J.E. | 11 | FLAGMAN |
| BELLATTI | JOSEPH | 09 | HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE FOREMAN |
| BIERLEIN | HAL | 12 | MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR |
| BILYUE | LYLE | 02 | OFFICE ASSISTANT |
| BITTNER | LORI | 11 | COLLECTION AGENT |
| BONNER | HUGH | 04 | STRUCTURAL STEEL PAINTER |
| BOONE | ARTHUR | 01 | MAINTENANCE WORKER |
| BOWER | EVAN | 08 | SUPERVISING HIGHWAY ENGINEER |
| BOWERS | WAYNE | 12 | MAINTENANCE LEAD WORKER |
| BOYLE | CHARLES | 04 | N/A |
| BREWEN | WADE | 02 | MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT |
| BROESKE | DANIEL D | 01 | TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN |
| BRUNGARDT | THOMAS | 07 | N/A |
| BULAND | RAYMOND | N/A | N/A |
| BURROUGHS | KANIKA | 07 | HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER |
| BUSER, JR. | CALLIE | 07 | SURVEYOR SUPERVISOR |
| BUSH | DJUAN | 04 | HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER |
| BYERS | JOHN | 06 | N/A |
| CALDWELL | DONALD | 04 | MAINTENANCE WORKER |
| CALLOWAY | WILLIAM | 04 | STRUCTURAL STEEL PAINTER |
| CASTRO | ALBERT | 05 | SURVEYOR |
| CHAPMAN | WALLACE | 01 | ASSISTANT RIGHT OF WAY AGENT |
| CHAVEZ | PAUL | 07 | MAINTENANCE WORKER |
| CHRISTENSEN | F.S. | N/A | N/A |
| CLEMENT | THAD | 04 | LANDSCAPE WORKER |
| COEDY | PAUL | 04 | HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER II |
| COLARICH | PAULINE | N/A | ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER |
| COLE | BRUCE | 59 | ASSISTANT BRIDGE ENGINEER |
| COPELAND | JAMES | 07 | HIGHWAY LANDSCAPE |
| COREY | JERRY | 04 | SURVEYOR |
| CRAVENS | JETHRO | 10 | HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER II |
| CUFF | PERCIVAL | 59 | BRIDGE ENGINEER TECH |
| DAVIS | FRANK | 06 | TIMEKEEPER |
| DAVIS | THOMAS | 07 | HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE |
| DENEAL | DONNA | 11 | EQUIPMENT OPERATOR |
| DEMING | CHARLES | 07 | MAINTENANCE WORKER |
| DEWAR | ORRIN | 01 | EQUIPMENT OPERATOR |
| DOMINGUEZ | JOSE | 07 | HELPER |
| DUBENION | CEDRIC | 07 | MAINTENANCE WORKER |
| EDGMON | WELDON | 01 | EQUIPMENT OPERATOR |
| ESLICK | CHARLES | 01 | EQUIPMENT OPERATOR |
| ESOLA, JR. | JAMES | 03 | ASSISTANT TRANSPORTATION |
| ESSENPREIS | ROBERT | 02 | CIVIL TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER |
| EXUM | LEROY | 07 | CONSTRUCTION |
| FELICIANO | MIKE | 05 | MAINTENANCE LEADWORKER |
| FENWICK | GLEN | 07 | HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER |
| FLETCHER | ONNIE | 04 | EQUIPMENT OPEATOR |
| FOLLIS | JAMES | 06 | EQUIPMENT OPERATOR |
| GIBEAU | GILBERT | 10 | EQUIPMENT OPERATOR |
| GILBRIDE | THOMAS | 07 | POWDER MAN |
| GILL | JOHN | 03 | ENGINEERING AIDE |
| GILMORE, JR. | JOHN | 59 | BRIDGE ENGINEER TECH |
| GLENN | WAYNE | 04 | SURVEYOR |
| GONZALEZ | RICHARD | 11 | EQUIPMENT OPERATOR II |
| GORDEN | STANLEY | 01 | MAINTENANCE WORKER |
| GRANT | U.S. | 02 | MAINTENANCE FORMAN |
| GRECIAN | JAMES | 11 | ENGINEERING TECH |
| GROVER | NEWELL | 04 | SENIOR RIGHT OF WAY AGENT |
| GUILLEN | DAVID | 07 | HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER |
| HAMES | EARNEST | 01 | HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER |
| HAMILTON | NORMAN | 05 | ENGINEER |
| HANEY | ROBBIE | 07 | MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR |
| HAWKINS | CHESTER | 10 | CALTRANS EQUIPMENT OPERATOR II |
| HAYNES | JOHN | 07 | HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER |
| HEMBREE | THEODORE | 08 | HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER II |
| HO | SAMUEL | 07 | MAINTENANCE HIGHWAY |
| HOFFMAN | DAVID | 11 | RESIDENT ENGINEER |
| HUSS | HARVEY | 05 | HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER I |
| JACOBS | DONALD | 01 | EQUIPMENT OPERATOR |
| JOHNSON | ROBERT | 11 | LANDSCAPE WORKER |
| JOHNSON | WALTER | 59 | ASSISTANT BRIDGE ENGINEER |
| JONES | DAVID | O6 | LANDSCAPE WORKER |
| JONES | JOSEPH "ROBERT" | O2 | EQUIPMENT OPERATOR II |
| JOSS | BRAD LEE | 04 | CIVIL TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER |
| KAVANAUGH | BRIAN | 04 | STRUCTURAL PAINTER |
| KELLER | ROLAND | 10 | ASSISTANT TRANSPORTATION |
| KELLEY | MICHAEL | 12 | EQUIPMENT OPERATOR |
| KISPERT | CHARLIE | 09 | MAINTENANCE FOREMAN |
| KNABENBAUER | JOHN | 08 | MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR |
| KREIZENBECK | RAPHAEL | 11 | HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER II |
| LAEREMAN | HAROLD | 04 | STRUCTURAL PAINTER |
| LANATTA | OSCAR | 10 | CIVIL ENGINEER |
| LANDWEER | ROLAND | 11 | HIGHWAY ENGINEER TECH |
| LEATHERWOOD | GEORGE | 01 | SENIOR HIGHWAY ENGINEER |
| LENOX | ARNOLD | 11 | SURVEYOR |
| LEON | MANUEL | 05 | ELECTRICIAN |
| LICHLITER | DONALD | 10 | TREE MAINTENANCE LEADWORKER |
| LUBIG | NORMAN | 07 | N/A |
| LUCKER | HERBERT | 11 | MAINTENANCE WORKER |
| MAGANA | MICHAEL | 08 | EQUIPMENT OPERATOR |
| MCCAIN | ROBERT | 04 | STRUCTURAL PAINTER |
| MCCORMICK | ANN | 03 | MAINTENANCE LANDSCAPE WORKER |
| MCGIRR | RUPERT | 11 | HIGHWAY ENGINEERING TECH |
| MCKENNA | GREG | 03 | N/A |
| MCLAUGHLIN | WILLIAM | 10 | ASSISTANT HIGHWAY ENGINEER |
| MCQUILLAN | RICHARD | 04 | SURVEYOR |
| MECUM | CECIL | 04 | HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT |
| MENDOZA | HENRY | 07 | EQUIPMENT OPERATOR |
| MERRIMAN | SEAN | 04 | CALTRANS EQUIPMENT OPERATOR |
| MILLER | ROBERT | 09 | HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE |
| MOTE | GEORGE | 03 | HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC |
| MURPHY | MICHAEL | 09 | MAINTENANCE STUDENT ASSISTANT |
| MYHRE | ROGER | 07 | N/A |
| NETO, JR. | JOSEPH | 04 | STRUCTURAL PAINTER |
| OBESO | JAIME | 11 | MAINTENANCE LEADWORKER |
| ORTEGA | THOMAS | 08 | HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE LEADWORKER |
| OWENS | OWEN | 11 | MAINTENANCE WORKER |
| PALMER | STEPHEN | 11 | LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE WORKER |
| PARKER | DONALD | 07 | HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER II |
| PATARAK | DONNA | 05 | LANDSCAPE LEADWORKER |
| PATEL | HEMUL | 03 | TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER |
| PECK | NELSON | 08 | MAINTENANCE WORKER |
| PETTIT | FRED | 07 | MAINTENANCE WORKER |
| PETTUS | JESSE | 06 | MAINTENANCE FOREMAN |
| POAST | FRANK | 08 | ASSISTANT HIGHWAY ENGINEER |
| POPE | CHARLES | HQ | CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER |
| PRICE | EMORY | 07 | HIGHWAY RESIDENT ENGINEER |
| RAIS | FRANK | 02 | N/A |
| REDDING | RENO | 01 | MAINTENANCE WORKER |
| RICE | GEORGE | 02 | FOREMAN |
| RICE | ODDIE D. | 04 | MAINTENANCE WORKER |
| ROBBINS | ALLEN | 11 | SURVEYOR |
| RORABOUGH | CHARLES | 08 | HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER II |
| ROSS | DEBORAH | 04 | CALTRANS TOLL COLLECTOR |
| SANDERS | THOMAS | 05 | MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR |
| SCHMUCK | ALBERT | 07 | MAINTENANCE FOREMAN |
| SHAW | W.R. | 04 | STRUCTURAL PAINTER |
| SHEFF | VAUGHN | 07 | N/A |
| SHREVES | BENNY | 02 | MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT |
| SILVA | ARTHUR | 07 | HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER |
| SIMONS | HARRY | 10 | ENGINEERING TECH |
| SINGLETON | RICHARD | 07 | HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE |
| SLATER | FRANK | MAINTENANCE FOREMAN | |
| SMITH | FRANK | 59 | ASSISTANT BRIDGE ENGINEER |
| SMITH | GARY | 03 | MAINTENANCE LEADWORKER |
| SPARGO | JOHN | 04 | ENGINEER |
| SPARKS | DENNIS | 07 | MAINTENANCE SUPERINTENDENT |
| SPENCER | EMORY J. | 04 | STRUCTURAL PAINTER |
| STAVIG | GEORGE | 01 | MAINTENANCE WORKER |
| STILTZ | PERRY | 04 | HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER III |
| STONE | WALTER | 06 | EQUIPMENT OPERATOR |
| SUTTON | LINDA | 08 | EQUIPMENT OPERATOR I |
| SWAFFORD | JAMES | 03 | N/A |
| TALLMAN | DARYL | 01 | MAINTENANCE WORKER |
| TANI | BEN | 06 | ASSISTANT TRANSPORTATION |
| TARDITO | CARL | 04 | SURVEYOR |
| TAYLOR | CARL | 02 | LANDSCAPE LEADWORKER |
| TEEPLE | HAROLD | 04 | HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE |
| THIEL | CLAUDE | 07 | SURVEYOR |
| THOME | JUAN | 07 | LANDSCAPE LEADWORKER |
| THORNBERG | RICHARD | 03 | HIGHWAY ENGINEERING TECH |
| TOBEY | DAVID | 09 | ENGINEERING STUDENT ASSISTANT |
| TRAN | MUOI | 03 | TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER |
| TRUESDALE | KYLE | 05 | MAINTENANCE LEADWORKER |
| TURNER | C.A. | 01 | LABORER |
| VAN DEN BROEKE | ROGER | 04 | EQUIPMENT OPERATOR |
| WARNER, JR. | CHARLES | 04 | CT LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE |
| WARREN | CURTIS | 09 | SUPERINTENDENT |
| WATSON | JOSEPH | 06 | POWDER MAN |
| WEST | BILLY | 04 | MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT |
| WHETSEL | DONALD | NEW TECH | LAB TECHNICIAN |
| WHEELER | ROBERT | 08 | HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE |
| WHITE | HENRY | 03 | EQUIPMENT OPERATOR |
| WHITE | MATTHEW | 03 | HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER |
| WHITE | PAUL | 12 | EQUIPMENT OPERATOR |
| WILHITE | FREDERICK | 59 | PAINT INSPECTOR |
| WINTERS | O. | 06 | N/A |
| WONG | DANIEL | 04 | JUNIOR CIVIL ENGINEER |
| WORKS | BYRON | 65 | ENGINEERING GEOLOGIST |