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Sheriff Joe Tucker was killed in an airplane crash when the single-engine aircraft ran out of gas seven miles north of Greeley, Nebraska.
Sheriff Tucker was transporting the wife of an inmate home to Minnesota from Pueblo after a visit to the jail when the crash occurred. Sheriff Tucker was piloting the aircraft he owned. The passenger also died in the crash.
Sheriff Tucker was a United States Army WWII veteran and had served with the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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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.
Sheriff Tucker gave the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pueblo community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Joe E. Tucker served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Accident
Pueblo County Sheriff's Office has lost 5 officers; 2 of them lost to accidents.
Joe is one of 101 officers lost to accidents in CO, 28% of the 361 remembered there.
Joe is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Joe 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 1950, 1 officer in CO was lost to accidents, the 24th heaviest of 66 years on record. The heaviest was 1934, with 4.
In 1950, 58 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 77th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1950, 65 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 82nd heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Joe was 38. Of the 79 lost to accidents in CO whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 44; the middle age was 37. Joe had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
Joe was 38. 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. Joe had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Joe was 38. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Joe had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
May holds 10.9% of these deaths in CO; July holds the most, 11.9%. Tuesdays: 11.9%.
May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.
May holds 8.4% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Tuesdays: 14%.
How
Accident deaths account for 40% of all 5 deaths at Pueblo County Sheriff's Office, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 28% of all 361 deaths in CO, 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
Pueblo County Sheriff's Office has 5 officers remembered here, Joe among them.
Where
Military Service
Joe E. Tucker served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 24-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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