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1978 Honor Roll of Heroes

New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Police Officer Ronald S. Stapleton
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, January 3, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 6, Texas

Lieutenant Albert Charles Wilkins
Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 6, TX
EOW: Friday, January 6, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Air Force Security Forces, U.S. Government United States Air Force Security Forces, U.S. Government

Security Policeman Robert Scott Gray
United States Air Force Security Forces, US
EOW: Friday, January 6, 1978
Cause of Death: Stabbed
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, U.S. Government United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, U.S. Government

Inspector Vincent D. Kaskeski
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Thursday, January 12, 1978
Cause of Death: Drowned
West Covina Police Department, California West Covina Police Department, California

Police Officer Jay Warren Jackson
West Covina Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, January 14, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Atlanta Police Department, Georgia

Officer James Gerald Crawford
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, January 14, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Ingleside Police Department, Texas Ingleside Police Department, Texas

Patrol Officer Raymond Eugene Cooper
Ingleside Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, January 15, 1978
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Chittenden County Sheriff's Department, Vermont Chittenden County Sheriff's Department, Vermont

Deputy Sheriff Bernard J. Demag, Sr.
Chittenden County Sheriff's Department, VT
EOW: Tuesday, January 17, 1978
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Tenino Police Department, Washington Tenino Police Department, Washington

Patrolman John H. Dowies
Tenino Police Department, WA
EOW: Wednesday, January 18, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Giles County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee

Deputy Sheriff Herbert H. Slayton
Giles County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Tuesday, January 24, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Aiken Department of Public Safety, South Carolina Aiken Department of Public Safety, South Carolina

Police Officer Harold Michael Harvey
Aiken Department of Public Safety, SC
EOW: Thursday, January 26, 1978
Cause of Death: Electrocuted
Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 3, Texas Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 3, Texas

Deputy Constable Abrum Kerl
Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 3, TX
EOW: Thursday, January 26, 1978
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana

Deputy Sheriff Robert E. Cochran
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Monday, January 30, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Dothan Police Department, Alabama Dothan Police Department, Alabama

Sergeant Robert Jackson
Dothan Police Department, AL
EOW: Tuesday, January 31, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Richland Township Police Department, Michigan Richland Township Police Department, Michigan

Police Chief Michael Harry Sheridan
Richland Township Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, February 2, 1978
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
New Hampshire State Police, New Hampshire New Hampshire State Police, New Hampshire

Trooper Richard F. Champy
New Hampshire State Police, NH
EOW: Friday, February 3, 1978
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

Agent Angel M. Martinez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, February 7, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Crossett Police Department, Arkansas

Captain Clinton L. Tew
Crossett Police Department, AR
EOW: Wednesday, February 8, 1978
Cause of Death: Heart attack
San Francisco Police Department, California San Francisco Police Department, California

Officer Robert E. Hooper
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, February 9, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Rosenberg Police Department, Texas Rosenberg Police Department, Texas

Sergeant Joseph Cernoch
Rosenberg Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, February 9, 1978
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

Policeman Manuel Martinez de Jesus
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, February 10, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Tennessee Department of Correction, Tennessee Tennessee Department of Correction, Tennessee

Correctional Officer Robert Burns
Tennessee Department of Correction, TN
EOW: Saturday, February 11, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Carlsbad Police Department, California Carlsbad Police Department, California

Police Officer Wesley S. Fox
Carlsbad Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, February 13, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts

Trooper Perley K. Johnson, Jr.
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Monday, February 13, 1978
Cause of Death: Fire
Florida Highway Patrol, Florida Florida Highway Patrol, Florida

Trooper Elmer C. Barnett
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Tuesday, February 14, 1978
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland

Police Officer Edgar J. Rumpf
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Wednesday, February 15, 1978
Cause of Death: Fire
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia

Officer Bernis Carr, Jr.
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Thursday, February 16, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Durham Police Department, North Carolina Durham Police Department, North Carolina

Officer Gary E. Fletcher
Durham Police Department, NC
EOW: Thursday, February 16, 1978
Cause of Death: Accidental
Roseville Police Department, Michigan Roseville Police Department, Michigan

Patrolman Robert Alfred Young
Roseville Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, February 18, 1978
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Hernando County Sheriff's Office, Florida Hernando County Sheriff's Office, Florida

Deputy Sheriff Lonnie C. Coburn
Hernando County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, February 21, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Rangers, Texas Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Rangers, Texas

Ranger Bobby Paul Doherty
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Rangers, TX
EOW: Tuesday, February 21, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Minnesota State Patrol, Minnesota Minnesota State Patrol, Minnesota

Trooper Roger Curtis Williams
Minnesota State Patrol, MN
EOW: Wednesday, February 22, 1978
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Nevada Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Nevada

Officer James Richard Rogan
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV
EOW: Wednesday, February 22, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Pecos County Sheriff's Department, Texas Pecos County Sheriff's Department, Texas

Sheriff C. S. "Pete" Ten Eyck
Pecos County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, February 25, 1978
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California

Deputy Sheriff Gregory L. Low
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, February 26, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Leland Police Department, Mississippi Leland Police Department, Mississippi

Police Officer I Donnie Gene Kelley
Leland Police Department, MS
EOW: Sunday, February 26, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

Lieutenant Angel L. Colon-Alicea
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, February 26, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Waverly Police Department, Tennessee Waverly Police Department, Tennessee

Chief of Police Guy Oakley Barnett, Sr.
Waverly Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, February 26, 1978
Cause of Death: Explosion
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, Arizona Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, Arizona

Reserve Deputy James L. Epp
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Wednesday, March 1, 1978
Cause of Death: Drowned
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California

Reserve Deputy Sheriff Charles Christopher Plumleigh
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, March 1, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Newark Police Division, New Jersey Newark Police Division, New Jersey

Police Officer Arthur L. Williams
Newark Police Division, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, March 1, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Highland Police Department, Indiana Highland Police Department, Indiana

Officer Robert J. Markley
Highland Police Department, IN
EOW: Friday, March 10, 1978
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Birmingham Police Department, Alabama

Police Officer James Earl Rhodes
Birmingham Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, March 11, 1978
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Phillips County Sheriff's Department, Arkansas

Deputy Sheriff James S. Royal
Phillips County Sheriff's Department, AR
EOW: Saturday, March 18, 1978
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California

Deputy Sheriff Arthur E. Pelino
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, March 19, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Air Force Security Forces, U.S. Government United States Air Force Security Forces, U.S. Government

Technical Sergeant Thomas Lee Campbell
United States Air Force Security Forces, US
EOW: Sunday, March 26, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Toronto Police Department, Ohio Toronto Police Department, Ohio

Patrolman Ralph Benton Miller, Sr.
Toronto Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, March 26, 1978
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Coral Gables Police Department, Florida Coral Gables Police Department, Florida

Police Officer Louis Pena
Coral Gables Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, April 2, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Police Officer Christie D. Masone
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, April 2, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Police Officer Norman R. Cerullo
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, April 2, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Wilmington Police Department, North Carolina Wilmington Police Department, North Carolina

Officer James William Nunalee, Sr.
Wilmington Police Department, NC
EOW: Tuesday, April 4, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, Missouri Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, Missouri

Deputy Sheriff Terry Thomas O'Connell
Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, April 5, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Natchez Police Department, Mississippi

Sergeant Daniel Ray Burks
Natchez Police Department, MS
EOW: Thursday, April 6, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Escambia County Sheriff's Office, Florida Escambia County Sheriff's Office, Florida

Deputy Sheriff Morley G. "Buddy" Ray
Escambia County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Friday, April 7, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Montana Highway Patrol, Montana Montana Highway Patrol, Montana

Patrolman Michael M. Ren
Montana Highway Patrol, MT
EOW: Saturday, April 8, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Little River County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas

Deputy Sheriff William D. Cooley, Jr.
Little River County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Thursday, April 13, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Maryland Department of Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service, Maryland Maryland Department of Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service, Maryland

State Park Ranger Joseph A. Carr
Maryland Department of Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service, MD
EOW: Thursday, April 13, 1978
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Catoosa County Sheriff's Office, Georgia Catoosa County Sheriff's Office, Georgia

Chief Deputy Sheriff Baxter G. Shavers
Catoosa County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Friday, April 14, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Delaware County Sheriff's Office, Pennsylvania Delaware County Sheriff's Office, Pennsylvania

Deputy Sheriff James J. Jardine, Jr.
Delaware County Sheriff's Office, PA
EOW: Monday, April 17, 1978
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California

Deputy Sheriff Thomas H. Pohlman
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, April 18, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Clark County Sheriff's Office, Ohio Clark County Sheriff's Office, Ohio

Deputy Sheriff Gregory A. Raynor
Clark County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Tuesday, April 18, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Harrisburg Police Bureau, Pennsylvania Harrisburg Police Bureau, Pennsylvania

Detective Corporal John Robert Christian, Jr.
Harrisburg Police Bureau, PA
EOW: Tuesday, April 18, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Kitsap County Sheriff's Department, Washington Kitsap County Sheriff's Department, Washington

Deputy Sheriff Dennis R. Allred
Kitsap County Sheriff's Department, WA
EOW: Wednesday, April 19, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government

Border Patrol Agent Jose Paz Gamez, Jr.
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Friday, April 21, 1978
Cause of Death: Assault
Oakland Police Department, New Jersey Oakland Police Department, New Jersey

Patrolman Daniel J. Hughes
Oakland Police Department, NJ
EOW: Saturday, April 22, 1978
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland

Sergeant Robert John Barlow
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Sunday, April 23, 1978
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Jackson Police Department, Michigan Jackson Police Department, Michigan

Lieutenant William James Nixon
Jackson Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, April 27, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, Vermont Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, Vermont

Game Warden Arnold J. Magoon
Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, VT
EOW: Thursday, April 27, 1978
Cause of Death: Assault
Huntsville Police Department, Alabama Huntsville Police Department, Alabama

Police Officer Billy Fred Clardy, Jr.
Huntsville Police Department, AL
EOW: Wednesday, May 3, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California

Deputy Sheriff Walter William Hannan, Jr.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, May 3, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Brick Township Police Department, New Jersey Brick Township Police Department, New Jersey

Patrolman Richard J. Harper
Brick Township Police Department, NJ
EOW: Thursday, May 4, 1978
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

Policeman Gilberto Rolon-Gonzalez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, May 4, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Charleston County Police Department, South Carolina Charleston County Police Department, South Carolina

Detective Joel Michael Robertson
Charleston County Police Department, SC
EOW: Thursday, May 4, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Sauk County Sheriff's Department, Wisconsin Sauk County Sheriff's Department, Wisconsin

Sergeant W. Calvin Meeks
Sauk County Sheriff's Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, May 6, 1978
Cause of Death: Heart attack
California Highway Patrol, California California Highway Patrol, California

Officer William F. Leiphardt, Jr.
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Saturday, May 13, 1978
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
California Highway Patrol, California California Highway Patrol, California

Officer Harold E. Horine
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Saturday, May 13, 1978
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Atlanta Police Department, Georgia Atlanta Police Department, Georgia

Police Officer Frank Robert Schlatt
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, May 13, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Nassau County Police Department, New York Nassau County Police Department, New York

Sergeant Robert J. Harris
Nassau County Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, May 17, 1978
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Austin Police Department, Texas Austin Police Department, Texas

Police Officer Ralph Allen Ablanedo
Austin Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, May 18, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana

Deputy Sheriff Thomas William Procter
Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Saturday, May 20, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Port Isabel Police Department, Texas

Patrolman James Ralph Turner
Port Isabel Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, May 22, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Wilmot Police Department, Arkansas Wilmot Police Department, Arkansas

Chief of Police Henry Davis, Jr.
Wilmot Police Department, AR
EOW: Tuesday, May 23, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Ruston Police Department, Louisiana Ruston Police Department, Louisiana

Sergeant Raymond L. Croxton, Jr.
Ruston Police Department, LA
EOW: Tuesday, May 23, 1978
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Kansas Highway Patrol, Kansas Kansas Highway Patrol, Kansas

Trooper Conroy G. O'Brien
Kansas Highway Patrol, KS
EOW: Wednesday, May 24, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, New York Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, New York

Police Officer Henry J. Koebel
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, May 26, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma

Second Lieutenant James Pat Grimes
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Friday, May 26, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma

Trooper Houston F. "Pappy" Summers
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Friday, May 26, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma

Trooper Billy G. Young
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Friday, May 26, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Housing Authority Police Department, New York New York City Housing Authority Police Department, New York

Police Officer James O. Washington
New York City Housing Authority Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, May 29, 1978
Cause of Death: Accidental
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana

Sergeant Louis Henry Wagner, II
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Saturday, June 3, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, Texas Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, Texas

Sergeant James Lewis Dalrymple, Jr.
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Monday, June 5, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania

Trooper Wayne Carl Ebert
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Wednesday, June 7, 1978
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Houston Police Department, Texas Houston Police Department, Texas

Police Officer Timothy Lowe Hearn
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, June 8, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chattanooga Police Department, Tennessee Chattanooga Police Department, Tennessee

Police Officer Nelson I. Hess, V
Chattanooga Police Department, TN
EOW: Monday, June 12, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Suffolk County Police Department, New York Suffolk County Police Department, New York

Detective Carmine Macchia
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, June 15, 1978
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Millis Police Department, Massachusetts

Patrolman Thomas H. Collins
Millis Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, June 16, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Stanley Police Department, Virginia Stanley Police Department, Virginia

Chief of Police Penwood Holmes Cherrywell
Stanley Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, June 16, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Chattanooga Police Department, Tennessee Chattanooga Police Department, Tennessee

Police Officer David L. Friederichsen
Chattanooga Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, June 18, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Waukesha County Sheriff's Department, Wisconsin Waukesha County Sheriff's Department, Wisconsin

Deputy Sheriff Michael Geszvain
Waukesha County Sheriff's Department, WI
EOW: Wednesday, June 21, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Waukesha County Sheriff's Department, Wisconsin Waukesha County Sheriff's Department, Wisconsin

Sergeant Quin Edward O'Brien
Waukesha County Sheriff's Department, WI
EOW: Thursday, June 22, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York State Police, New York New York State Police, New York

Zone Sergeant Gerald A. DeGroot
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Saturday, June 24, 1978
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Campton Police Department, Kentucky Campton Police Department, Kentucky

Chief of Police Jimmy Ray Tolson
Campton Police Department, KY
EOW: Monday, June 26, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Prince George's County Police Department, Maryland Prince George's County Police Department, Maryland

Police Officer Albert Marshal Claggett, IV
Prince George's County Police Department, MD
EOW: Monday, June 26, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Prince George's County Police Department, Maryland Prince George's County Police Department, Maryland

Police Officer James Brian Swart
Prince George's County Police Department, MD
EOW: Monday, June 26, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Greensboro Police Department, North Carolina Greensboro Police Department, North Carolina

Police Officer Michael Gray Winslow
Greensboro Police Department, NC
EOW: Tuesday, June 27, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Monroe Police Department, Michigan Monroe Police Department, Michigan

Patrolman Robert A. Hutchinson
Monroe Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, June 28, 1978
Cause of Death: Drowned
Douglas County Sheriff's Office, Minnesota Douglas County Sheriff's Office, Minnesota

Deputy Sheriff Curtis Alan Felt
Douglas County Sheriff's Office, MN
EOW: Thursday, June 29, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma

Trooper Richard D. Oldaker
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Monday, July 3, 1978
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma

Trooper Rondal Ray Alexander
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Monday, July 3, 1978
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
New Jersey Department of Corrections, New Jersey

Senior Corrections Officer Dean E. Evans
New Jersey Department of Corrections, NJ
EOW: Friday, July 7, 1978
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Bricelyn Police Department, Minnesota Bricelyn Police Department, Minnesota

Chief of Police Aldean Merlin Sorbo
Bricelyn Police Department, MN
EOW: Sunday, July 9, 1978
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
California Highway Patrol, California California Highway Patrol, California

Officer Ward E. Washington
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Monday, July 10, 1978
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Graham Police Department, North Carolina Graham Police Department, North Carolina

Patrolman William Alton Roberson, Jr.
Graham Police Department, NC
EOW: Wednesday, July 12, 1978
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Placer County Sheriff's Office, California Placer County Sheriff's Office, California

Deputy Sheriff James E. Machado
Placer County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Thursday, July 13, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma

Trooper Kenny Lee Osborn
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Thursday, July 13, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Cincinnati Police Department, Ohio Cincinnati Police Department, Ohio

Police Officer Charles D. Burdsall
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, July 15, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Rock Springs Police Department, Wyoming Rock Springs Police Department, Wyoming

Patrolman Michael Angel Rosa
Rock Springs Police Department, WY
EOW: Saturday, July 15, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Yreka Police Department, California Yreka Police Department, California

Patrolman Jesse Joe "Bo" Hittson
Yreka Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, July 17, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri

Sergeant James J. Wencewicz
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Monday, July 17, 1978
Cause of Death: Heart attack
East Grand Forks Police Department, Minnesota East Grand Forks Police Department, Minnesota

Patrol Officer Kenneth M. Olson
East Grand Forks Police Department, MN
EOW: Wednesday, July 19, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Montevallo Police Department, Alabama Montevallo Police Department, Alabama

Patrolman Michael Lee Moreland
Montevallo Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, July 21, 1978
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Montgomery Police Department, Alabama Montgomery Police Department, Alabama

Officer Robert C. Ussery
Montgomery Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, July 21, 1978
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois

Correctional Officer Robert J. Conkle
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1978
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois

Correctional Officer Stanley E. Cole
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1978
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois

Lieutenant William Nelson Thomas
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1978
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Virginia State Police, Virginia Virginia State Police, Virginia

Trooper Robert Tinsley Lohr
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1978
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Georgia Department of Corrections, Georgia Georgia Department of Corrections, Georgia

Correctional Officer Dan Harrison
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Sunday, July 23, 1978
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Metro Nashville Police Department, Tennessee Metro Nashville Police Department, Tennessee

Officer Steven Ross Pinkelton
Metro Nashville Police Department, TN
EOW: Wednesday, July 26, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Kansas City Police Department, Kansas Kansas City Police Department, Kansas

Reserve Officer Michael E. Haen
Kansas City Police Department, KS
EOW: Friday, July 28, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

Policeman Roberto Barbosa-Ortiz
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, July 28, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Roseau County Sheriff's Department, Minnesota Roseau County Sheriff's Department, Minnesota

Deputy Sheriff Richard Kim Magnuson
Roseau County Sheriff's Department, MN
EOW: Wednesday, August 2, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Stockton Police Department, California Stockton Police Department, California

Officer Nicholas Paul Cecchetti
Stockton Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, August 3, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Ventura Police Department, California Ventura Police Department, California

Sergeant Darlon Clint Dowell
Ventura Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, August 7, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Harker Heights Police Department, Texas Harker Heights Police Department, Texas

Police Officer Carl Irving LeVin
Harker Heights Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, August 7, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

Police Officer James J. Ramp
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, August 8, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Henrico County Police Department, Virginia Henrico County Police Department, Virginia

Patrolman Barry Wayne Maham
Henrico County Police Department, VA
EOW: Tuesday, August 8, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Prichard Police Department, Alabama

Patrolman Ronald E. Pope
Prichard Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, August 12, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Broward County Sheriff's Office, Florida Broward County Sheriff's Office, Florida

Deputy Sheriff Robert Hugh Milligan
Broward County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, August 12, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New Britain Police Department, Connecticut New Britain Police Department, Connecticut

Lieutenant Norman Allard
New Britain Police Department, CT
EOW: Wednesday, August 16, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Harris County Sheriff's Office, Texas Harris County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Reserve Deputy Sheriff James A. Wier
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, August 18, 1978
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Kansas Department of Corrections, Kansas Kansas Department of Corrections, Kansas

Correctional Officer Donald R. Martin
Kansas Department of Corrections, KS
EOW: Saturday, August 19, 1978
Cause of Death: Assault
United States Army Military Police Corps, U.S. Government United States Army Military Police Corps, U.S. Government

Private First Class Marvin Robert "Bobby" Owen
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Saturday, August 19, 1978
Cause of Death: Weather/Natural disaster
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

Policeman Julio Ramon Rodriguez-Rivera
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, August 24, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Henderson Police Department, Louisiana Henderson Police Department, Louisiana

Patrolman Julius Gene Courville
Henderson Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, August 26, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Fitchburg Police Department, Massachusetts Fitchburg Police Department, Massachusetts

Patrolman Peter M. Nikitas
Fitchburg Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, August 27, 1978
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Sherman County Sheriff's Department, Oregon

Deputy Sheriff Douglas E. Smith
Sherman County Sheriff's Department, OR
EOW: Sunday, August 27, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
California Highway Patrol, California California Highway Patrol, California

Officer James E. McCabe
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Friday, September 1, 1978
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
California Highway Patrol, California California Highway Patrol, California

Officer Gayle W. Wood, Jr.
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Friday, September 1, 1978
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Houston County Sheriff's Office, Georgia Houston County Sheriff's Office, Georgia

Deputy Jesse Eugene Tanner, Jr.
Houston County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Friday, September 1, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, North Carolina North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, North Carolina

Wildlife Officer Troy M. Sigmon
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, NC
EOW: Friday, September 1, 1978
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Catoosa Police Department, Oklahoma Catoosa Police Department, Oklahoma

Chief of Police J. B. Hamby
Catoosa Police Department, OK
EOW: Friday, September 1, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Washington State Department of Corrections, Washington Washington State Department of Corrections, Washington

Lieutenant Roger G. Sanders
Washington State Department of Corrections, WA
EOW: Friday, September 1, 1978
Cause of Death: Bomb
Blaine Police Department, Washington Blaine Police Department, Washington

Reserve Officer Douglas Orville Krenz
Blaine Police Department, WA
EOW: Monday, September 4, 1978
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Blaine Police Department, Washington Blaine Police Department, Washington

Assistant Chief of Police Larry Dean Duronso
Blaine Police Department, WA
EOW: Monday, September 4, 1978
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Kansas City Police Department, Missouri Kansas City Police Department, Missouri

Patrolman Douglas Alan Perry
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, September 6, 1978
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Marshall County Sheriff's Office, Iowa Marshall County Sheriff's Office, Iowa

Jailer Harry Euban Davis
Marshall County Sheriff's Office, IA
EOW: Saturday, September 9, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, Illinois Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Sergeant Anthony Frank Janowski
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, September 14, 1978
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Union Parish Sheriff's Department, Louisiana

Deputy Sheriff Robert V. Taylor
Union Parish Sheriff's Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, September 17, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
San Miguel County Sheriff's Department, New Mexico San Miguel County Sheriff's Department, New Mexico

Deputy Sheriff Juan Leo Ortiz
San Miguel County Sheriff's Department, NM
EOW: Sunday, September 17, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Florida Highway Patrol, Florida Florida Highway Patrol, Florida

Trooper Alvin Vincent Kohler
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Tuesday, September 19, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
James City County Sheriff's Office, Virginia James City County Sheriff's Office, Virginia

Sergeant Earl Marlin Heisler
James City County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Tuesday, September 19, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Dallas County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, Texas Dallas County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, Texas

Deputy Constable Joe Mack Cox
Dallas County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, TX
EOW: Monday, September 25, 1978
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Appling County Sheriff's Office, Georgia

Deputy Sheriff Charlie Woodrow Simmons
Appling County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Friday, October 6, 1978
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Rutgers University Police Department, New Jersey Rutgers University Police Department, New Jersey

Detective Richard E. McGilvery
Rutgers University Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, October 6, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Pierce County Sheriff's Department, Washington Pierce County Sheriff's Department, Washington

Deputy Sheriff Kenneth J. Moran
Pierce County Sheriff's Department, WA
EOW: Friday, October 6, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Michigan State Police, Michigan Michigan State Police, Michigan

Trooper Norman R. Killough
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Saturday, October 7, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Punta Gorda Police Department, Florida Punta Gorda Police Department, Florida

Assistant Chief Richard Leo Beecher
Punta Gorda Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, October 10, 1978
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Iberville Parish Sheriff's Department, Louisiana Iberville Parish Sheriff's Department, Louisiana

Deputy Sheriff Curtis H. Hendricks, Jr.
Iberville Parish Sheriff's Department, LA
EOW: Friday, October 13, 1978
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Walterboro Police Department, South Carolina Walterboro Police Department, South Carolina

Patrolman William Dawson Breland, III
Walterboro Police Department, SC
EOW: Sunday, October 15, 1978
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Jeannette City Police Department, Pennsylvania Jeannette City Police Department, Pennsylvania

Patrolman Allen Regis "Jack" Capozzi
Jeannette City Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, October 18, 1978
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Patrolman Thomas Glen Tompkins
Shreveport Police Department, LA
EOW: Friday, October 20, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New Oxford Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania New Oxford Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania

Patrolman James A. Redding
New Oxford Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, October 22, 1978
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Maryland Natural Resources Police, Maryland Maryland Natural Resources Police, Maryland

Lieutenant Colonel Harry L. George
Maryland Natural Resources Police, MD
EOW: Tuesday, October 24, 1978
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Taylorsville Police Department, Mississippi Taylorsville Police Department, Mississippi

Officer Edwin Glenn Bond, Jr.
Taylorsville Police Department, MS
EOW: Tuesday, October 24, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Delhi Township Police Department, Ohio Delhi Township Police Department, Ohio

Police Officer John William Bechtol
Delhi Township Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, October 25, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

Policeman Celestino Solivan-Almedina
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, October 25, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
West Virginia State Police, West Virginia West Virginia State Police, West Virginia

Corporal Dewey C. Shrewsbury
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Wednesday, October 25, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland

Police Officer Nelson F. Bell, Jr.
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Friday, October 27, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Vermilion Police Department, Ohio Vermilion Police Department, Ohio

Patrolman Francis Smolka
Vermilion Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, October 29, 1978
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Perrysburg City Police Department, Ohio Perrysburg City Police Department, Ohio

Sergeant Robert C. Schiffman
Perrysburg City Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, November 1, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Alabama Department of Public Safety, Alabama Alabama Department of Public Safety, Alabama

Trooper Johnnie Earl Booker
Alabama Department of Public Safety, AL
EOW: Thursday, November 2, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
San Diego Police Department, California San Diego Police Department, California

Patrolman Archie Calvin Buggs
San Diego Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, November 4, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Jefferson County Police Department, Kentucky Jefferson County Police Department, Kentucky

Patrolman Kenneth R. Nally
Jefferson County Police Department, KY
EOW: Monday, November 6, 1978
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Detective Horace L. Ford
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, November 6, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Utah Highway Patrol, Utah Utah Highway Patrol, Utah

Trooper Ray Lynn Pierson
Utah Highway Patrol, UT
EOW: Tuesday, November 7, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Police Officer James Days
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, November 10, 1978
Cause of Death: Heart attack
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources - Law Enforcement Section, West Virginia West Virginia Division of Natural Resources - Law Enforcement Section, West Virginia

Conservation Officer Wesley Clayton Frame, Jr.
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources - Law Enforcement Section, WV
EOW: Friday, November 10, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Georgia Department of Corrections, Georgia

Sergeant Ralph Williams Kimbro
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Wednesday, November 15, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
San Antonio Police Department, Texas San Antonio Police Department, Texas

Detective Bernabe Salazar, Jr.
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, November 16, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Lowell Police Department, Massachusetts Lowell Police Department, Massachusetts

Police Officer Christos G. Rouses
Lowell Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, November 17, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Gordon Police Department, Georgia Gordon Police Department, Georgia

Chief of Police John Edward Roberts
Gordon Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, November 24, 1978
Cause of Death: Heart attack
San Clemente Police Department, California San Clemente Police Department, California

Police Officer Richard Thomas Steed
San Clemente Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, November 29, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
San Juan County Sheriff's Office, Colorado San Juan County Sheriff's Office, Colorado

Sheriff Virgil Mason
San Juan County Sheriff's Office, CO
EOW: Saturday, December 2, 1978
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Newton Police Department, Massachusetts Newton Police Department, Massachusetts

Sergeant James P. Carter, Jr.
Newton Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, December 3, 1978
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Michigan State Police, Michigan Michigan State Police, Michigan

Detective Sergeant Harry A. Sorenson
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Tuesday, December 5, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Columbia Police Department, Mississippi

Patrolman Leonard Conerely
Columbia Police Department, MS
EOW: Thursday, December 7, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Law Enforcement Division, Texas Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Law Enforcement Division, Texas

Game Warden James Eugene Daughtrey
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Law Enforcement Division, TX
EOW: Friday, December 8, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Patrolman James Arvil Burney, Jr.
Shreveport Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, December 9, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Guam Police Department, Guam Guam Police Department, Guam

Police Officer III Tomas Mendiola Sablan
Guam Police Department, GU
EOW: Sunday, December 10, 1978
Cause of Death: Drowned
Delaware County Bureau of Park Police and Fire Safety, Pennsylvania Delaware County Bureau of Park Police and Fire Safety, Pennsylvania

Court Officer Ernest L. Lang, Jr.
Delaware County Bureau of Park Police and Fire Safety, PA
EOW: Sunday, December 10, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

Policeman Nestor Luis Rivas-Santana
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, December 10, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Arizona Department of Public Safety, Arizona Arizona Department of Public Safety, Arizona

Officer Noah Mack Merrill, Jr.
Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Monday, December 11, 1978
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Fort Worth Police Department, Texas Fort Worth Police Department, Texas

Officer Jimmie F. Chadwell
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, December 11, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Kansas City Police Department, Missouri Kansas City Police Department, Missouri

Police Officer John J. O'Sullivan
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, December 12, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Tarleton State University Police Department, Texas Tarleton State University Police Department, Texas

Patrolman W. A. Hail
Tarleton State University Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, December 13, 1978
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts

Trooper Donald E. Shea
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Saturday, December 16, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Mission Police Department, Texas Mission Police Department, Texas

Patrolman Fulgencio Velasco, III
Mission Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, December 16, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Franklin County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi

Deputy Sheriff Kirby Shell
Franklin County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Sunday, December 17, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Metro Nashville Police Department, Tennessee Metro Nashville Police Department, Tennessee

Officer Edward L. Tarkington
Metro Nashville Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, December 17, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Fort Worth Police Department, Texas Fort Worth Police Department, Texas

Detective Ronald G. Turner
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, December 20, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
California Highway Patrol, California California Highway Patrol, California

Officer William M. Freeman
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Friday, December 22, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, California California Highway Patrol, California

Officer Roy P. Blecher
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Friday, December 22, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Alabama Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Alabama

Conservation Officer Frank Johnson Stewart, Jr.
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, AL
EOW: Sunday, December 24, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Des Peres Police Department, Missouri

Officer John L. Oberkramer
Des Peres Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, December 24, 1978
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Police Officer David Guttenberg
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, December 28, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Paris Police Department, Maine Paris Police Department, Maine

Patrolman Timothy L. Willard
Paris Police Department, ME
EOW: Friday, December 29, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Hudson Falls Police Department, New York Hudson Falls Police Department, New York

Patrolman William H. Clary
Hudson Falls Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, December 29, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Memphis Police Department, Tennessee Memphis Police Department, Tennessee

Patrolman James N. Bush, Jr.
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Friday, December 29, 1978
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault