Doctor Melissa Murray La Mascus,
August 18, 1961 - October 17, 2026.
OBITUARY
Melissa was born and raised in Stockton, CA where she resided for most of her life.
She attended Annunciation, St Mary’s High school, Delta College, St.Mary’s Moraga, ultimately receiving her PHD. She was preceded in death by her first husband Retired SPD officer Michael James Murray in September of 2019. She reconnected with her high school sweetheart William “Brent” La Mascus and married in February, 2022.
Melissa was hired by the Stockton Police Department on November 10, 1980, as a Police Telecommunicator. During her 37 years with SPD, she was promoted to Telecommunicator Supervisor, Senior Telecommunications Supervisor, and Program Manager. Melissa retired from the Stockton Police Department on December 16, 2017.
Melissa continued her career and lifelong passion for dispatch by working as a Professor at Delta College, and oversaw the implementation of Delta’s POST Certified Dispatch Academy. In retirement, Melissa had the opportunity to continue molding and shaping the newly hired telecommunicators who attended the Delta Academy. She taught criminal justice classes through Delta college to high school students across the valley. She also taught classes to the Police Officers Post Academy and helped in simulations. She was very dedicated to her blue family.
Melissa was closely connected to numerous past and present Department employees and forged many friendships over the last four decades.
Melissa was such an incredibly sweet, lovely and humorous woman. And one heck of a dispatcher. She will be missed dearly.
She is survived by a very large loving family and numerous friends.
FUNERAL SERVICE
Melissa services will be at Cherokee Memorial in Lodi at the Vineyard Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240. on November 6 at 10 AM in the main chapel. A reception will be held on site immediately after. All are welcome and encourage to come celebrate her life. She will be interned in the Vietnam memorial section of Cherokee along with Michael Murray her first husband.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the charity of your choice in her name
Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the La Mascus family.
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