Walter Owen Fulford
Incident
Correctional Officer Walter Fulford was killed while supervising an inmate road crew.
He was operating a road grader and stopped to talk with a county official. As he got off the grader it moved forward and ran over him.
Officer Fulford was assigned to the Hall County Correctional Institute.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Fulford served with the Georgia Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Fulford.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Walter Owen Fulford served in the U.S. Navy (1953â1955) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Accident
Georgia Department of Corrections has lost 38 officers; 8 of them lost to accidents.
Walter is one of 264 officers lost to accidents in GA, 29.2% of the 905 remembered there.
Walter is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Walter 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 1990, 1 officer at Georgia Department of Corrections was lost to accidents, the 2nd heaviest of 5 years on record. The heaviest was 1997, with 4.
In 1990, 3 officers in GA were lost to accidents, the 27th heaviest of 98 years on record. The heaviest was 1968, with 8.
In 1990, 66 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 64th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1990, 87 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 43rd heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Walter was 56. Of the 8 lost to accidents at Georgia Department of Corrections whose age is recorded, half were between 34.5 and 51.5; the middle age was 47.
Walter was 56. Of the 251 lost to accidents in GA whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 47; the middle age was 36.
Walter was 56. 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.
Walter was 56. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
January holds 12.5% of these deaths at Georgia Department of Corrections; February holds the most, 50%. Wednesdays: 37.5%.
January holds 8% of these deaths in GA; December holds the most, 12.5%. Wednesdays: 16.7%.
January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.
January holds 8.1% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Wednesdays: 14.6%.
How
Accident deaths account for 21.1% of all 38 deaths at Georgia Department of Corrections, the 3rd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.2% of all 905 deaths in GA, 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
Georgia Department of Corrections has 38 officers remembered here, Walter among them.
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Joseph Coody Mar 21, 1912
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Clyde M. Gresham
Aug 29, 1936
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Clarence Cox Nov 8, 1943
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Donald Boyd Smith Mar 29, 1970
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Richard H. Rogers Mar 29, 1970
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Dan Harrison
Jul 23, 1978
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Ralph Williams Kimbro Nov 15, 1978
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Frank Scott
Sep 18, 1980
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Wilson Morris Cartwright Nov 26, 1984
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Lee Franklin Coxwell Nov 15, 1986
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Walter Owen Fulford
Jan 24, 1990
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Eddie Mack Davis
Feb 27, 1997
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Tommie Lee Goggins
Feb 27, 1997
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Carlton R. Cherry, Sr.
Feb 27, 1997
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Wayne Herman Griglen
Feb 27, 1997
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James Grover Henderson, Jr.
Jun 3, 2002
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Eugene T. Groover, Jr.
Jul 9, 2004
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Jack Wesley Cannon
Aug 20, 2009
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Tiffany Danielle Bishop
Aug 31, 2011
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Larry L. Stell
Oct 11, 2012
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Da'Jhaun Gaitors
Oct 22, 2014
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Gregory Dale Mitchell
Jul 7, 2015
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James Bryan McCrystal
Jul 14, 2015
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Christopher James Monica
Jun 13, 2017
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Curtis Bernard Billue
Jun 13, 2017
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Roger Joe Hodge, Sr.
Apr 14, 2020
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Jerome McBurrough
Jun 23, 2020
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Onochie Sunday Ikedionwu
Aug 26, 2020
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Wayne Douglas Snyder
Jan 23, 2021
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David Eason
Jan 30, 2021
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Grace A. Bellamy
Feb 1, 2021
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Clayton Sanders
Aug 7, 2021
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Nicholas Anderson Boutwell
Aug 20, 2021
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Yashica Anderson Stephen
Sep 9, 2021
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Michael McKinnie
Sep 10, 2021
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Kimberly Montresa Barnes
Sep 13, 2021
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Terry Lorenzo Primus, Sr.
Dec 16, 2021
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Robert Danforth Clark
Oct 1, 2023
Military Service
Walter Owen Fulford served in the U.S. Navy (1953–1955) before joining law enforcement.
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