Andrew J. Rock
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Sheriff

Andrew J. Rock

Garfield County Sheriff's Office — Glenwood Springs, CO
Accident
End of Watch July 18, 1884
Age 32
Tour of Duty 7 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Sheriff Andrew Rock drowned when he was swept away as he tried to retrieve his horse from an island in the Grand River during a period of flooding.

His body was located approximately 20 miles down stream one month later.

Sheriff Rock had served with the Garfield County Sheriff's Office for seven months.

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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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142 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sheriff Rock served with the Garfield County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Glenwood Springs community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, CO
Platform Identity gcso.garfield.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 18, 1884
Tour of Duty 7 mo
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sheriff Andrew J. Rock is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In CO, 101 of 360 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.1% of this state's fallen. That is 28.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Garfield County Sheriff's Office
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
CO — Statewide
101
of 360 officers
28.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Andrew J. Rock's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Andrew J. Rock Compares

Age at Death
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.6
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Andrew J. Rock is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

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