Captain Mantkus was born and raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin.  He Moved with his parents to Spokane, Washington, where he earned an Engineering degree and became a Trouble Shooter for General Electric in Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington, Northern Idaho and Western Montana.  Mantkus had his own engineering office in Spokane.  In his own words:  "Tired of sitting at a drawing board all day and half the night plus jobs were running slow,  I decided to move to California (Los Angeles area). There I partnered in a Lincoln/Mercury dealership. When the gas crunch hit, I sold and went to Toyota.  I Retired from Toyota Dealership in Pasadena, CA ( 3rd largest Toyota dealership in USA)."

Highlights:

Decorated WWII and Korean Veteran.  President Kiwanis Club. Worked with Chamber of Commerce in Pasadena, CA. Moved to New Mexico and later joined the Luna County Sheriff's Department.  Made Lieutenant as Training Officer in 1990.  Made Captain and Chief of Reserve Division in 1992.  Became Director of Training for NRLO in September, 1996.  Worked all sections of the Sheriff's Department including jail, transporting prisoners, drug interdiction, and patrolling U.S. Mexico Border.  Successfully campaigned for use of Reserve Officers (and for their training) with the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy. 

Ambassador with the Shrine of New Mexico.  The Shrine takes care of orthopedic and burn children from New Mexico and Mexico (getting them to clinics and hospitals).  Citizen of the year (Deming, NM, 1996) cited for donating over 2000 hours per year to the Luna County Sheriff's Department.  Lions Club Humanitarian Award (saved baby while on duty with Sheriff's Department).

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