Maj. Arthur E. Archibeque 1952-1993 |
Gene Archibeque was born October 4, 1952 and graduated from the state police academy on January 1, 1978, and was stationed in Alamogordo. In April 1986, he was promoted to sergeant and transferred to Las Vegas for a year, until he was transferred back to Alamogordo. On October 31, 1987, Gene was promoted to lieutenant and transferred to headquarters in the Planning Division. He was promoted to captain on June 9, 1990, and remained in the Planning Division until January 18, 1992, when he was transferred to the Criminal Investigations Bureau. On April 24, 1993, Gene was promoted to major and transferred to the Internal Affairs Division where he served until his death on August 11, 1993. He was jogging during his lunch hour at headquarters in Santa Fe, and after running two miles, he realized he might be having a heart attack and stopped. He was rushed to St. Vincent’s Hospital where he was placed in C.C.U. Gene died of heart failure several hours later. | |
