Laramie County Sheriff's Department, Wyoming
End of Watch Thursday, August 1, 1985
Robert Arthur VanAlyne, Jr.
Deputy VanAlyne drowned after being swept into flood waters in Cheyenne, Wyoming, while attempting to rescue four people stranded on the roof of a car. A six-year-old girl also was swept away and drowned.
Deputy VanAlyne was a Vietnam War veteran and was posthumously awarded received the Carnegie Heroism Award, the Civil Air Patrol Heroism Award, the Laramie County Sheriff's Department's Medal of Valor, and the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award. He was survived by his son, parents, and three siblings.
Bio
- Age 33
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Drowned
Most Recent Reflection
View all 10 ReflectionsThank you for your service to our nation, the answer to your call to law enforcement, and to upholding to your sworn oath. Clearly you are a courageous man, as your life and actions demonstrate. May the Lord watch over you, and all who know and love you. Rest in peace.
Chief Tim Foppiano
Alpine Wyoming Fire Department
August 1, 2015
Recent LODD Deaths
Police Officer Jared William Franks
Greensboro Police Department, NC
EOW: November 10, 2018
Sergeant Ronald Lee Helus
Ventura County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: November 8, 2018
Special Agent Dennis P. McCarthy
United States Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Homeland Security Investigations, US
EOW: October 27, 2018
Corporal Travis Wells
Dallas Police Department, NC
EOW: November 1, 2018
Deputy Sheriff Loren Y. Vasquez
Waller County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: October 31, 2018
Assistant Chief of Police Dennis Burt Vincent
Brigham City Police Department, UT
EOW: October 26, 2018
Investigator Farrah Turner
Florence County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: October 22, 2018
Police Officer Antwan DeArvis Toney
Gwinnett County Police Department, GA
EOW: October 20, 2018
Trooper Kevin Keith Conner
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: October 17, 2018