United States Officers
In Memory of United States Wildlife Officers
This list includes officers who have died in the line
of duty since NAWEOA was incorporated in 1980.
A complete listing, including line of duty deaths prior to the formation of NAWEOA, is being assembled.
If you have information regarding a wildlife officer who died in the line of duty -
whether listed here or not - please contact us.


STATE OR JURISDICTION
NAME
AGE
DATE OF DEATH
CAUSE OF DEATH
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Alabama   James Lansford (Lance) Horner Jr.  32 2003-06-22 Drowned More Information
Alabama   Jimmy D. Hutto  2002-03-25 Gun shot in the line of duty on March 8, 2002
Alabama   Nathan  Mims  30 2008-11-11 Heart attack More Information
Alabama   James C. Vines  age 53 1985-01-26 Shot by night hunter.
Alaska   James  Moen  2001-06-25 Plane crash
Arizona   Estevan Ortiz Escobedo  34 1994-01-04 Helicopter crash More Information
Arkansas   Monty  Carmikle  45 2008-11-16 Aircraft accident More Information
California   Robert A. Flynt  39 1984-05-11 Automobile accident More Information
California   Roy John Reed  57 1984-06-07 Vehicle pursuit More Information
Colorado   Phil K. Mason  2001-09-03 An apparent accident while loading hay at a State Wildlife Area
Colorado   Jim  Olterman  2002-09-04 Aircraft crash More Information
Connecticut   James V. Spignesi Jr.  1998-11-20 Shot by deer hunter More Information
Florida   Ray Lynn Barnes  age 31 1987-11-21 Shot by deer hunter
Florida   Roy R. Burnsed  age 25 2001-10-26 Vehicle crash
Florida   Michelle  Lawless  47 2007-10-27 ATV Accident More Information
Florida   Joseph Andrew Martyna  54 2008-11-16 Heart attack More Information
Florida   Margaret E. (Peggy) Park  age 26 1984-12-13 Murdered
Florida   Charles T. Randall  age 32 2001-10-28 Vehicle crash
Florida   Delmar H. Teagan  32 2007-04-13 Automobile Accident More Information
Georgia   Rocky Darin Wainwright  age 26 1999-08-19 ATV accident
Idaho   Wilson Conley Elms  age 34 1981-01-05 Shot by trapper
Idaho   William H. Pogue  age 50 1981-01-05 Shot by trapper
Indiana   Thomas Jay Deniston  age 28 1990-10-16 Aircraft crash.
Indiana   Karl Eugene Kelley  age 56 1998-04-17 Drowning
Kentucky   Robert C. Banker  1987-03-19 Shot More Information
Kentucky   Douglas W. Bryant  62 2003-05-19 Vehicle accident More Information
Louisiana   Kenneth  Aycock  age 35 1991-07-06 Boating accident
Louisiana   Ricky  Dodge  age 37 1992-01-20 ATV acciden
Louisiana   John M. Garlington  2000-02-10 On-duty drowning accident
Louisiana   Leon  Henderson Jr.  age 36 1996-03-30 Vehicle crash
Louisiana   Jim  Matkin  30 2005-03-02 Vehicle accident More Information
Maine   William  Hanrahan  age 49 1992-11-21 Heart attack on duty More Information
Minnesota   Grant Scott Coyour  age 43 1999-06-11 Aircraft crash
Mississippi   Michael Anthony Andrews  age 44 2002-11-11 One vehicle accident responding to a headlighting call More Information
Mississippi   Hilton H. Shoemake  age 56 1990-12-26 Shot by deer poacher
Mississippi   James S. Wood  age 39 1984-10-21 Murdered
North Carolina   Jimmy Douglas Sawyer  2002-04-05 Passed away as the result of a mandatory law enforcement training exercise More Information
North Dakota   Charles  Pulver  1995-11-13 Heart attack on duty
Ohio   Larry Allen Hart  49 1991-12-07 Heart attack on duty More Information
Texas   William Barrie Decker  age 43 1990-05-26 Boating Accident.
Texas   Franklin Bruce Hill  age 45 1990-05-26 Boating Accident
Texas   Justin  Hurst  34 2007-03-17 Murder More Information
Texas   Teyran "Ty"  Patterson  28 2007-05-30 Drowning More Information
Texas   Michael C. Pauling  2001-08-02 Murdered with a vehicle More Information
Texas   Wesley  Wagstaff  40 2003-08-05 Vehicle accident More Information
Texas   George Harold Whatley Jr.  45 2008-10-10 Heart attack More Information
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service   Tom  Cloherty  37 2005-12-08 Cardiac arrest More Information
US Fish and Wildlife Service   Stephen Allen Bowman  1998-06-27 Helicopter crash
US Fish and Wildlife Service   Mary Ellen Monaghan  1990-01-09 Vehicle accident
US Fish and Wildlife Service   Douglas John Morris  age 47 1990-01-28 Car/train accident
US Fish and Wildlife Service   Stephen  Young  age 42 1992-11-12 Aircraft crash
US Park Service   Jeff  Christensen  31 2005-07-29 Head injury as a result of a fall. More Information
US Park Service   Kristopher William Eggle  2002-08-19 Was killed while assisting US Border Patrol agents More Information
US Park Service   Joe David Kolodski  1998-06-02 Gun shot
US Park Service   Robert E. Mahn Jr.  age 51 1994-01-17 Snowmobile crash.
US Park Service   Steve Renard Makuakane-Jarrell  1999-12-12 Shot and killed
US Park Service   Thomas Patrick O'Hara  2002-12-19 Aircraft crash More Information
US Park Service   Suzanne E. Roberts  36 2004-09-14 Rockslide More Information
Utah   Jon "Kip"  Draper  40 2004-01-24 Cardiac arrhythmia due to exertion and exposure. More Information
Washington   Terry L. Hoffer  age 36 1984-11-10 Shot by hunter
Wisconsin   Andrew A. Krakow  age 42 1990-06-05 Shot by juvenile More Information
Wisconsin   Patrick Douglas Warner  1993-05-24 Heart attack on duty
Wyoming   Kay  Bowles  1992-02-20 Heart attack while on duty. More Information
Wyoming   Kirk D. Inberg  age 28 1991-10-15 Aircraft crash More Information
Wyoming   Clifford Dean Stevens  1983-05-24 Vehicle accident More Information

 













A complete listing, including line of duty deaths prior to the formation of NAWEOA, is being assembled.
If you have information regarding a wildlife officer who died in the line of duty -
whether listed here or not - please contact us.