The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - April 7th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Deputy Sheriff Lee Pool Milam County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Thursday, April 7, 1887 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police George W. Jackson Oklahoma City Police Department, OK EOW: Thursday, April 7, 1898 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Henry S. Burkhalter Washington Parish Sheriff's Dep..., LA EOW: Friday, April 7, 1899 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Deputy Sheriff Pat A. Prout Colbert County Sheriff's Depart..., AL EOW: Monday, April 7, 1902 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff William Gassaway Colbert County Sheriff's Depart..., AL EOW: Monday, April 7, 1902 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Bob Wallace Colbert County Sheriff's Depart..., AL EOW: Monday, April 7, 1902 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Jesse Davis Colbert County Sheriff's Depart..., AL EOW: Monday, April 7, 1902 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff James Payne Colbert County Sheriff's Depart..., AL EOW: Monday, April 7, 1902 Cause of Death: Gunfire Clerk Terence Joseph Donnelly St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Monday, April 7, 1902 Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar Deputy Sheriff George A. Malcolm Fairfax County Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Friday, April 7, 1905 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Thomas Logan Nye County Sheriff's Office, NV EOW: Saturday, April 7, 1906 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Antonio T. Shelby Las Animas County Sheriff's Dep..., CO EOW: Tuesday, April 7, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John McKenna St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Friday, April 7, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer William A. Dillon St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Friday, April 7, 1916 Cause of Death: Assault Deputy Sheriff Evan M. Jones Richland County Sheriff's Depar..., ND EOW: Saturday, April 7, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Albert G. Smalley Ogden Police Department, UT EOW: Wednesday, April 7, 1920 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman James B. Quinlan Jersey City Police Department, NJ EOW: Saturday, April 7, 1923 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman William F. Bunda Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, April 7, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Walter H. Weiss Joliet Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, April 7, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Fred A. Brumm Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, April 7, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Joseph F. Meier St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, April 7, 1929 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Officer Saxton Dutschke Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Saturday, April 7, 1934 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Seth Riving Jackson Lewis County Sheriff's Office, WA EOW: Wednesday, April 7, 1937 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Ira A. Warren Oregon State Police, OR EOW: Thursday, April 7, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Detective Sergeant Thomas M. Chevis Tampa Police Department, FL EOW: Thursday, April 7, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Daniel Clayton Adkinson Walton County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Thursday, April 7, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Floyd E. Lawson Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX EOW: Wednesday, April 7, 1948 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Robert B. Butler Hobbs Police Department, NM EOW: Saturday, April 7, 1951 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Lee Andrew Hafer Aberdeen Police Department, OH EOW: Monday, April 7, 1952 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Audie Alger Isabell Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX EOW: Thursday, April 7, 1955 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Sergeant Horis Hawkins Repass Victoria Police Department, VA EOW: Thursday, April 7, 1955 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Lawrence M. O'Neal Doerun Police Department, GA EOW: Tuesday, April 7, 1959 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Henry Smith Jr. Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Saturday, April 7, 1962 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Herbert Milo Rolfe Oscodo County Sheriff's Department, MI EOW: Thursday, April 7, 1966 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Calvin C. Thacker Jr. Vallejo Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, April 7, 1966 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer William L. Easson Jr. Vallejo Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, April 7, 1966 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Marvin R. Foltz East Donegal Township Police De..., PA EOW: Friday, April 7, 1967 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective John Apanites Jr. Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Monday, April 7, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Richard L. Bergquist Minneapolis Police Department, MN EOW: Monday, April 7, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain Morris B. Glenn Chattanooga Police Department, TN EOW: Wednesday, April 7, 1971 Cause of Death: Automobile accident             Correctional Lieutenant Robert C. Geer Oregon Department of Corrections, OR EOW: Friday, April 7, 1972 Cause of Death: Stabbed Deputy Sheriff Morley G. Ray Escambia County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Friday, April 7, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Michael K. McCarter Illinois State Police, IL EOW: Saturday, April 7, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William O. Caisse Paxton Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, April 7, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Marcus L. Reid Birmingham Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, April 7, 1984 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Sharon K. Robinson Birmingham Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, April 7, 1984 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Carlos Correa Serrano Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Saturday, April 7, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Wade C. Barrett Jr. DeKalb County Police Department, GA EOW: Sunday, April 7, 1991 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Deputy Sheriff Loutricia Sowell Bonfanti Leon County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Saturday, April 7, 2001 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 49
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 8
Gunfire: 33
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 1
Stabbed: 1
Struck by streetcar: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1