James Lewis Dalrymple Jr.
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Sergeant

James Lewis Dalrymple Jr.

Veteran → Accident
End of Watch June 5, 1978
Tour of Duty 22 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Dalrymple was killed in an automobile accident during a narcotics investigation. He was stationed in Austin and had been with the agency for 22 years.

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22 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Dalrymple gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Dalrymple.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Austin, Travis County, TX
Platform Identity tdpsthp.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 5, 1978
Tour of Duty 22 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

James Lewis Dalrymple Jr. served in the the United States military (1952–1955) before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Accident

James is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1978, 78 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 30th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

James had served 22 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

June holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.4%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol has 96 officers remembered here, James among them.

Across the years

Sergeant James Lewis Dalrymple Jr.

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol · End of Watch June 5, 1978

Military Service

James Lewis Dalrymple Jr. served in the United States military (1952–1955) before joining law enforcement.

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