ADC Staff Killed In The Line Of Duty
PAUL RAST
A life dedicated to children and his
community: Paul Rast was an ordained minister and served as Pastor of the Church of Christ
in Roseville, Illinois, and the Church of Christ in Fountain City, Indiana. Officer Rast
was actively involved in his community serving as Youth Director of the Y.M.C.A. in
Galesburg, Illinois and Mesa, Arizona. He was a little league coach and Indian guide for
his children.
Officer Rast transferred from the Arizona State Prison in Florence to the Adobe Mountain
Juvenile Institution, then part of the Arizona Department of Corrections, because he
wanted to make a difference for kids whose lives were in crisis. Officer Rast was killed
in the performance of his duties September 7, 1975, after being assaulted by juvenile
inmates.
Officer Rast is
survived by his wife Sylvia and his sons Cary Lee and Galen William.
