Police Officer Samuel Eugene Tovrea

Samuel Eugene Tovrea

Officer Eugene Tovrea and three other officers were killed the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900.

The storm, a category 4 hurricane, claimed the lives of over 8,000 citizens and destroyed over 1,500 acres of the city.

Officer Tovrea had served with the Galveston Police Department for 10 years.

Officer Tovrea's wife, four children, and mother-in-law were also killed in the hurricane.

He was survived by his parents and 11 siblings.