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Hansford P. Gipson
Incident
Chief Gipson suffered a stroke and died as he escorted a prisoner to jail. Another officer saw his chief fall. He and the prisoner removed the chief to the jail where he was pronounced dead. Chief Gipson was survived by his wife. He was a Civil War veteran having served as a private with the 11th Alabama Calvary, Company C.
Survivors
Chief Gipson 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.
Chief of Police Gipson served with the Tuscumbia Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Tuscumbia community, and 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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Military Service
Hansford P. Gipson served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Undetermined
Hansford is the only officer of Tuscumbia Police Department remembered here.
Hansford is one of 1 officer lost to causes not yet determined in AL, 0.2% of the 643 remembered there.
Hansford is one of 4 officers lost to causes not yet determined in the United States, 0% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Hansford is one of 333 officers lost to causes not yet determined worldwide, 1% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1901, 3 officers worldwide were lost to causes not yet determined, the 40th heaviest of 121 years on record. The heaviest was 1958, with 10.
Who
Hansford was 56. Of the 308 lost to causes not yet determined worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 26 and 40; the middle age was 32.5.
When
October holds 9.6% of these deaths worldwide; June holds the most, 10.5%. Mondays: 13.2%.
How
Undetermined deaths account for 100% of all 1 deaths at Tuscumbia Police Department.
Undetermined deaths account for 0.2% of all 643 deaths in AL, the 6th most common cause.
Undetermined deaths account for 0% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 6th most common cause.
Undetermined deaths account for 1% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 5th most common cause.
Military Service
Hansford P. Gipson 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 15-W
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