Incident
Patrolman Horace Parker was killed in a motorcycle crash when his police motorcycle was struck by another vehicle at the intersection of Lady Street and Cary Street.
Patrolman Parker had served with the Richmond Police Department for eight years.
In Our Keeping
- Permanent identifier
neuraspine_01krbxtn7mgmz7gjkn017yqf77- Stewardship
- Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
- Added to badge.nw
- August 2, 2026
- Last updated
- August 2, 2026
Honored here by 1 tribute.
Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Horace. Claim this record.
This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.
Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Parker gave the Richmond Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Richmond community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Parker.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Richmond Police Department has lost 40 officers; 17 of them lost to accidents.
Horace is one of 203 officers lost to accidents in VA, 31.1% of the 653 remembered there.
Horace is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Horace is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.8% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1935, 1 officer at Richmond Police Department was lost to accidents, the 3rd heaviest of 7 years on record. The heaviest was 1870, with 10.
In 1935, 3 officers in VA were lost to accidents, the 12th heaviest of 99 years on record. The heaviest was 1870, with 10.
In 1935, 99 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 8th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1935, 107 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 9th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Horace had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 3 years.
Horace had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Horace had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Horace had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
April holds 64.7% of these deaths at Richmond Police Department, more than any other month. Wednesdays: 64.7%.
April holds 8.4% of these deaths in VA; December holds the most, 12.8%. Wednesdays: 15.3%.
April holds 7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.
April holds 7% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.
How
Accident deaths account for 42.5% of all 40 deaths at Richmond Police Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 31.1% of all 653 deaths in VA, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Richmond Police Department has 40 officers remembered here, Horace among them.
-
Thomas Kirkham Jul 1, 1869
-
Richard O. Busch Mar 20, 1870
-
James T. Cox Apr 27, 1870
-
James M. Carter Apr 27, 1870
-
William R. Cray Apr 27, 1870
-
John Kerr Apr 27, 1870
-
Michael McCarthy Apr 27, 1870
-
John P. Meagher Apr 27, 1870
-
Joseph Anderson Seay Apr 27, 1870
-
Julius Schultz
Apr 27, 1870
-
Donald G. Tourgee Apr 27, 1870
-
James M. Walker Apr 27, 1870
-
Robert D. Austin
Apr 11, 1898
-
John F. Shinberger
Jul 3, 1904
-
Gerald M. Harmon
Aug 24, 1919
-
Washington Irving Curtis
Aug 21, 1921
-
J. Harvey Burke
Jul 28, 1925
-
Louis Foster Bertucci
Aug 9, 1925
-
Bennie F. Williams
Oct 31, 1931
-
William A. Toot
Sep 30, 1934
-
Horace C. Parker
Apr 3, 1935
-
William A. Moore
Nov 2, 1935
-
William Stephen Snead
Feb 5, 1937
-
John A. Tibbs
Oct 20, 1940
-
Marvin Luther Farmer
Jul 18, 1942
-
John Henry Posenau
Nov 14, 1952
-
Clifton Hawes White
Aug 19, 1954
-
James W. Crowder
Sep 5, 1957
-
Luther K. Nuckols
Dec 8, 1962
-
Raymond B. Smith
Oct 13, 1968
-
David A. Cooper
Feb 10, 1970
-
Harry Charlton, III
Jun 25, 1971
-
Vernon Leigh Jarrelle, Jr.
Aug 1, 1973
-
Leaward Robert Rich
Dec 13, 1974
-
Edwin Hugh Stephenson, Jr.
Dec 13, 1974
-
E. Allen Wakefield
Sep 27, 1975
-
Michael P. Connors
Nov 13, 1979
-
George Ronald Taylor
Jun 15, 1986
-
Thomas Francis McMahon
Oct 14, 1998
-
Douglas Edward Wendel
Jul 30, 2003
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 22-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
Others Who Wore This Badge
39 officers from Richmond Police Department are honored on badge.nw. Showing the 16 most recent.















