Rocky Garland Songer

The following information was recieved in an email from Rocky Garland Songer in September 2009…

I just wanted to tell you how much the Pig Bowl impacted our lives back in 2007. I used part of the money to get braces for my foster son, Chris, since the state kept refusing to do so and the dentist said he was going to lose four teeth otherwise. The rest of the money helped us survive.  Other organizations donated to help us go to counseling camps for spouses of fallen officers and children of fallen officers. I feel very blessed to have had such support, and it made it a little easier to survive the death of my husband.

I have since remarried – a deputy from Elko County, NV – and I am happily settled into life in the high desert country of Nevada and I am the financial secretary for Shiloh Bible Church. I was able to attend last year’s Pig Bowl in 2008, I don’t know if we’ll make 2009’s… but I would LOVE to come.

The Pig Bowl does such a wonderful job supporting people in times of need, and I will be sending a donation to buy a touchdown or two! Thanks for being an important part of our lives!!

Hugs,   Rocky Garland Songer

A memorial Bench Rocky placed at Peter's Gravesite
A memorial Bench Rocky placed at Peter’s Gravesite
Rocky & Bob Songer Jr.
Rocky & Bob Songer Jr.
On the deck of my Nevada home overlooking the Ruby Mountains
On the deck of my Nevada home overlooking the Ruby Mountains
Chris, Rocky, Seth & Jonathan (Peter's Little Brother)
Chris, Rocky, Seth & Jonathan (Peter’s Little Brother)
Chief Civil Deputy Eileen Porter & Rocky in summer of 2008 at dedication of Search & Rescue bench
Chief Civil Deputy Eileen Porter & Rocky in summer of 2008 at dedication of Search & Rescue bench
This is a collage I put together after taking my new husband to meet my parents in Alabama. The boat in the background is across from the house I grew up in where my parents still live. We went to the USS Alabama and visited my kinfolk.
This is a collage I put together after taking my new husband to meet my parents in Alabama. The boat in the background is across from the house I grew up in where my parents still live. We went to the USS Alabama and visited my kinfolk.
More photos of me and my new husband. My son Seth is staying in Alabama with my family and studying to begin his career.
More photos of me and my new husband. My son Seth is staying in Alabama with my family and studying to begin his career.

The following Information was received from Rocky In September of 2023:

EOW: 7-18-2007 Peter Garland, survived by wife Rocky Garland, and his two foster sons who still live in Washington. Chris is married and has two lovely children. He is living in Auburn and working at the railroad. Seth is a crane operator at the rail yard in Seattle. Rocky has remarried into another Law Enforcement family and they are retired in the Tennessee Smokey Mountains.

Seth Barrientes
Seth Barrientes
Rocky & Robert
Chris Barrientes & blended Family