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Jackie Wayne Pierce
Incident
Correctional Officer Jackie Pierce was killed in a single-vehicle crash on US 79.
He was driving a department van from the agency's central office in Pine Bluff to the Mississippi County Work Release Center in Luxora. He had just picked up food items and payroll checks from the central office when the collision occurred.
Officer Pierce was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran and had served with the Arkansas Department of Correction for eight years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three children.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Correctional Officer Pierce gave the Arkansas Department of Corrections 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Arkansas. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Jackie Wayne Pierce served in the U.S. Navy (1965â1969) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Accident
Arkansas Department of Corrections has lost 7 officers; 2 of them lost to accidents.
Jackie is one of 92 officers lost to accidents in AR, 24.7% of the 372 remembered there.
Jackie is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Jackie is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1997, 4 officers in AR were lost to accidents, the 2nd heaviest of 55 years on record. The heaviest was 1998, with 7.
In 1997, 73 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 38th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1997, 85 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 47th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Jackie was 53. Of the 87 lost to accidents in AR whose age is recorded, half were between 32 and 50.5; the middle age was 39. Jackie had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Jackie was 53. 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. Jackie had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Jackie was 53. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Jackie had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
December holds 10.9% of these deaths in AR; July holds the most, 13%. Wednesdays: 10.9%.
December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.
December holds 8.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Wednesdays: 14.6%.
How
Accident deaths account for 28.6% of all 7 deaths at Arkansas Department of Corrections, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 24.7% of all 372 deaths in AR, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Arkansas Department of Corrections has 7 officers remembered here, Jackie among them.
Where
Military Service
Jackie Wayne Pierce served in the U.S. Coast Guard (1965–1969) before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 25-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
Also Remembered
Others Who Wore This Badge
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