Services Set for Santa Ana Police Officer
Services are planned Wednesday for a Santa Ana police officer who died over the weekend after a three-month hospital stay for complications arising after treatment for gallstones, police said. Officer James Broaddus was 43.
Broaddus, a six-year veteran of the force, received several commendations and letters of appreciation from citizens during his time on the force. The former Los Angeles County bus driver was described as a stalwart officer by his colleagues.
“This loss has had a traumatic effect on the employees here,” police spokesman Lt. Robert Helton said. “It was a loss of one of ours, here in our family, and we do consider ourselves a family.”
Broaddus is survived by his wife, Jennifer, also an employee of the Santa Ana Police Department, his son, James, and stepdaughter, Sara Easel, all of Tustin. He also is survived by his parents, Sam and Henrietta Broaddus of Hemet, and his sisters, Janie McGeo of Phillips Ranch, Helen Clubb of Sun City, Carolyn Harris of Rowland Heights and Marie Smith of Oregon.
Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Fairhaven Memorial Park in Santa Ana. Services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Memorial Park’s chapel.
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