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A Season of Service: Santa Sheriff tradition continues with a special Mrs. Claus addition Cindy Aguirre-Herrera
(Seguin) -- When the call for Christmas cheer came in, the Guadalupe County Sheriff ’s Office didn’t hesitate. With Santa Sheriff leading the way -- and Mrs. Claus by his side -- his team of deputy elves responded with gift bags, carols, and a reminder that community service doesn’t stop during the holidays. In fact, it shines brighter than Rudolph’s nose. For the first time as Guadalupe County Sheriff, Joshua Ray stepped into a tradition he proudly inherited: the Santa Sheriff deliveries to local nursing homes and assisted living centers. Dressed as Santa Claus, Sheriff Ray on Monday led his team through Seguin Assisted Living, stopping by to deliver care gift packages and holiday cheer to every resident. “It’s another opportunity for us to give back and to show the community the heart of our deputies and detention officers, dispatchers and personnel. When I came to the sheriff ’s office, this event actually ended up being one of my favorite times of the year because you just
can’t go replace going into these nursing homes and seeing the faces on these residents. It’s so much fun and you know, in my career, I’ve worked throughout the state and I’ve seen Blue Santa and I’ve seen Brown Santa – Seguin is the first place that I’ve ever come to where I’ve seen Santa Sheriff and go into nursing homes and honestly, it’s a group in our society that sometimes gets forgotten about and that’s just not acceptable so we are just happy and ecstatic that we can do it every year. We are going to continue to grow the program and hopefully, improve on it every year and make it better. It’s really our pleasure. It’s our job to serve and it warms my heart just to be able to do it,” said Ray. Adding an extra touch of magic this year was Mrs. Claus herself -Janel Ray -- who joined the visits as a special surprise for residents. As the wife of Sheriff Ray, she says sharing in this tradition alongside her husband made the experience even more meaningful. Santa, pg. 3