Richard G. Stratman
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Officer / Paramedic

Richard G. Stratman

Accident
End of Watch October 2, 1983
Age 27
Badge 1622
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer/Paramedic Richard Stratman and Officer/Pilot Thomas McNeff were killed in a helicopter crash during a rainstorm near Marana. They were en route to pick up a pregnant woman stranded by floodwaters for a medical transport to Tucson when the Bell Jet Ranger helicopter crashed into a flooded field.

Survivors

Officer Stratman was survived by his parents.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer / Paramedic Stratman served with the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
Thank you for your service to the people of Arizona. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer / Paramedic Stratman.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Phoenix, AZ
Platform Identity adps.az.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 2, 1983
Age 27
Badge Number 1622
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Richard is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1983, 74 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 36th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Richard was 27. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36.

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When

October holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Sundays: 14%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Arizona Department of Public Safety has 31 officers remembered here, Richard among them.

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Where

Officer / Paramedic Richard G. Stratman

Arizona Department of Public Safety · End of Watch October 2, 1983

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 40-E

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