Frank Ortez

Hugh M. Cummings High School

Class of 1982

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Frank Ortez - Class of 1982 - Hugh M. Cummings High School

First Name	Frank
Last Name	Ortez
Graduation Year	Class of 1982
Gender	Male
City	N/A
State/Province	TX
Country	United States
Occupation	Teacher, Socorro High School
Married	Yes
Favorite School Memory	The freedom from financial worries, Friday night football games, and the endless possibilites with having one's entire life awaiting.
About Me	I joined the U.S. Marines (1983-1987) and found the experience to be wholly distasteful. I'd just say the Marine Corps does not encourage development of ones mind. Upon my EAS in 1987, I was then employed by the El Paso County Texas Sheriffs Office as a Detention Officer in the jails. I became peace officer in 1988 and was assigned to Patrol. While in Patrol, I was a Field Training Officer and selected for street gang suppression. From 1991 to 1995 I was assigned to Community Services as a Crime Prevention Specialist and DARE officer. In 1995 I was promoted to Detective and assigned to Criminal Investigations. In 1995 I was again promoted to Sergeant and assigned to Patrol. I also served in Criminal Investigations and Civil Process as a Sergeant. In 2005 I was promoted to Lieutenant and assigned to Detention. I also served as a Patrol Station Commander as a Lieutenant. I was also the commander of the Civil Process section. In 2008 I was promoted to Bureau Commander and given command of the Jail Annex. I was reassigned to the Patrol Bureau. Then to Criminal Investigations. Shortly thereafter I was appointed a Bureau Commander and took command of the Jail Annex Bureau. Then I took command of the Patrol Bureau. After that, I was given command of the Narcotics & Intelligence Bureau. The completing the circle, my final command was of the Downtown Central Jail, the same location I began my career in the Sheriff's Office. I retired in 2014 after 27 years of service. I switched careers and began teaching High School in the El Paso I.S.D, then...(read more)