United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government
End of Watch Monday, May 6, 2002
Add to My HeroesRoberto Javier Duran
Border Patrol Agent Roberto Duran was killed when his patrol vehicle overturned while on patrol on Federal Route 15 near Chuichu on the Tohono O'odham Reservation in Arizona.
Agent Duran was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Persian Gulf War. He had served with the United States Border Patrol for four years and was assigned to the Chula Vista Border Patrol Station in San Diego, California. He was on a temporary assignment to the Casa Grande Station in Tucson, Arizona. He was a member of the 361st Academy Session and is buried at the Fort Bliss National Cemetery in Texas. He is survived by his wife and four children.
Bio
- Age 34
- Tour 4 years
- Badge V-332
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Automobile crash
- Location Arizona
Most Recent Reflection
View all 72 ReflectionsUncle Bobby J...May 6 has passed me by...20 years since you got taken from us. I hope my dad & grandpa are up there with you...I lost them both in 2016. Is Joe Perez up there making you laugh...we lost him too. Not a day goes by that I don't think of you. I miss you constantly. I am going to take a trip out to your crash site soon in Casa Grande. I believe I'm the only family that never got to go since I live in Austin. You are forever in my heart. I miss you. Casa Grande & Ft. Bliss soon to pay my respects to you.
Crystal Lewis
Niece
September 1, 2022
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