The Triangle of Trust Award is a special honor given by the Laura Recovery Center. The Center created this award to honor meritorious conduct on behalf of missing children and is awarded to civilians and law-enforcement officers. If you would like to nominate someone for this award, please contact the LRC at 866-898-5723(toll free) or 281-482-5723.

Triangle of Trust Awards for 2006 were presented at Texas Missing Children Day, May 25, 2006, at the Capitol in Austin, Texas. The recipients are pictured below with LRC Founders Bob and Gay Smither along with Representative Larry Taylor and Senator Mike Jackson.

Recipients:

• Terry Arnold, volunteer, Laura Recovery Center
• Sergeant William Goodwin, Texas City Police Department
• Captain Russell LaRoe, Texas City Police Department
• Clay Perry, McLennan County Sheriff's Department
• Detective Gustavo Rodriguez, Houston Police Department
• Suzanne Slavin, volunteer, Laura Recovery Center
• Richard Wiley, formerly Missouri City Police Department

Previous recipients of the Triangle of Trust Award are:

Ms. Deborah Duncan, KHOU 11 News
Congressman Nick Lampson, United States Congress
Chief Mike Merkel, Alvin Police Department
Maximail
Mark Belgeri, Friendswood child
Paula Publicover, volunteer, Laura Recovery Center