Quartermaster Sergeant Ellsworth D. Dryden, Maryland State Police, Maryland

Quartermaster Sergeant Ellsworth D. Dryden

Maryland State Police, Maryland

End of Watch Friday, October 7, 1938

Ellsworth D. Dryden

Quartermaster Sergeant Dryden succumbed to injuries received in an automobile accident five years earlier. He was escorting the Maryland governor home from the Presidential Inauguration when he was involved in an accident at Rhode Island Avenue and 34th Street in Mount Rainier, Maryland. He was seriously wounded in the accident and died after contracting a bloodstream infection.
Sergeant Dryden had been with the agency for just under ten years.

Bio

Age 37
Tour 10 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Automobile crash
Incident Date Saturday, March 4, 1933

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To fully appreciate the heroes of the present, we must recognize our heroes of the past. Your heroism and service is honored today, the 75th anniversary year of your death. I am privileged to leave a tribute to you. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service.

My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer who was murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Time never diminishes respect. Your memory will always be honored and revered. Rest In Peace.

Phyllis Lasater Loya
mom of fallen officer Larry Lasater

November 3, 2013