Texas Elite Hospice, Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Bluebonnet News and KORG 95.3 FM hosted two luncheons last week in honor of first responders to thank them for their service to the community.
An estimated 150 first responders attended the luncheon held at the Liberty Center in Liberty on Tuesday with another 50 attending the luncheon at the Stancil Park log cabin in Cleveland on Wednesday.
First responders also vied for prizes donated by Trinity Armory of Cleveland, Allison Funeral Home, Attorney Donny Haltom, State Rep. Ernest Bailes and artist Joyce Odegard.
This year’s luncheon marked the second year for the luncheons. Last year the luncheon was held in Cleveland but organizers split the luncheons into two days and two cities to broaden the potential for first responders in the north and south parts of the county to attend.
The luncheons are scheduled to coincide with September, which is recognized across the nation as First Responders Appreciation Month.
Steve Primeaux, CEO of Texas Elite Hospice, welcomes the first responders to a luncheon in their honor at the log cabin at Stancil Park on Wednesday. 
Dayton Police Capt. John Coleman won the drawing for a leather boot bag at the First Responders Appreciation Luncheon on Tuesday in Liberty. The luncheon was one of two held on back-to-back days with the first in Liberty and the second in Cleveland. 
Lynn Wells with Hull-Daisetta VFD was the winner of a drawing for a 60-inch TV donated by Allison Funeral Home in Liberty. The TV was one of several prizes donated to the First Responders Appreciation Luncheons in Liberty and Cleveland. Pictured with Wells (left) is Allison Funeral Home’s Sammy Sackett (right). 
The Texas Department of Public Safety was well-represented at the First Responders Appreciation Luncheon in Liberty on Tuesday. Pictured left to right are David Schmidt with DPS CID, Sgt. Rob Willoughby, Texas Ranger Brandon Bess, Trooper Daniel Hebert and Trooper Spencer Shaw. 
Pct. 3 Constable Mark Davison and Texas Ranger Brandon Bess visit with each other during the First Responder Appreciation Luncheon on Tuesday in Liberty. 
State Rep. Ernest Bailes (District 18) greets the first responders at the appreciation luncheon in their honor on Tuesday in Liberty. Approximately 150 first responders attended the luncheon in Liberty with another 50 attending the one in Cleveland on Wednesday. 
Liberty County District Attorney Logan Pickett and Texas Elite Hospice Administrator Kem Kirkham-Arnold pose for photos at the First Responder Appreciation Luncheon on Tuesday in Liberty. 
Pictured left to right are Will Carter with U.S. Rep. Brian Babin’s office, State Rep. Ernest Bailes, Dana Arthur, Pct. 2 Commissioner Greg Arthur and Pct. 3 Constable Mark “Maddog” Davison. 
Pictured left to right are State Rep. Ernest Bailes, Pct. 4 Constable Robby Thornton, Pct. 3 Constable Mark “Maddog” Davison, Pct. 1 Constable Justin Johnston, Will Carter with the Office of U.S. Rep. Brian Babin and Liberty County Sheriff Bobby Rader. 
Roy House, Ron House and Sheriff Bobby Rader attended the First Responder Appreciation Luncheon on Tuesday in Liberty. 
Texas Elite Hospice and Pace-Stancil Funeral Home representatives, sponsors of the Annual First Responder Appreciation Luncheon, stand behind the door prizes that were donated to the luncheon in Liberty on Tuesday. The luncheons are also sponsored by Bluebonnet News and KORG 95.3 FM. 