Officer Ramon Solis 1971-2001 |
Officer
Ramon Solis was born in Roswell, New Mexico in January 1971 and resided
in Roswell for his entire life. Officer Solis was a graduate of the New
Mexico Military Institute and a member of the United States Army
Airborne/National Guard Headquarters Battery and held the rank of
Sergeant/E5, 91B20 Medic. Officer Solis was commissioned from the 64th
State Police Academy on December 9, 2000 and assigned to Roswell. On
October 19, 2001 Officer Solis, along with other State Police Officers,
were engaged in a training exercise with Medical Air Transport Inc.
The officers were being trained in setting up a
helicopter-landing zone for traffic accidents in remote areas. At the
conclusion of the training exercise, Officer Solis, Officer Damon
Talbott, and Officer Jennifer Schurman boarded the medical helicopter
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from Roswell. At approximately 3:40 p.m. the Roswell District State
Police Office was notified that the medical helicopter had crashed
approximately six miles west of Roswell. Officer Solis and Officer
Talbott died at the crash scene. Officer Schurman and the medical pilot
sustained injuries but survived the crash. Officer Solis, Officer
Talbott, and Officer Schurman were classmates in the 64th
State Police Academy. Officer Solis was survived by his parents. Officer
Solis was buried in the South Park Cemetery in Roswell, New Mexico.
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