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Clifford Dean Stevens
Incident
Officer Stevens was killed when his patrol car was struck head-on by a motor home on Highway 789 near Riverton, Wyoming.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Wildlife Officer Stevens served with the Wyoming Department of Game and Fish.
Thank you for your service to the Cheyenne community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Wildlife Officer Stevens.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Clifford Dean Stevens served in the U.S. Army (1951â1952) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Accident
Wyoming Department of Game and Fish has lost 6 officers; 2 of them lost to accidents.
Clifford is one of 17 officers lost to accidents in WY, 27% of the 63 remembered there.
Clifford is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Clifford 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 1983, 2 officers in WY were lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
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.
In 1983, 92 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 33rd heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
When
June holds 11.8% of these deaths in WY; August holds the most, 29.4%. Fridays: 23.5%.
June holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 15.1%.
June holds 7.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Fridays: 15%.
How
Accident deaths account for 33.3% of all 6 deaths at Wyoming Department of Game and Fish, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 27% of all 63 deaths in WY, 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
Wyoming Department of Game and Fish has 6 officers remembered here, Clifford among them.
Military Service
Clifford Dean Stevens served in the U.S. Army (1951–1952) before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 39-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
Also Remembered
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