Billy Ray Dease

Troy Police Department — Troy, AL

Accident

End of Watch January 15, 1968

Age 31

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Sergeant Dease succumbed to injuries sustained one week earlier when he was struck by a vehicle.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Dease served with the Troy Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Troy community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Dease.

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

Agency

Department Troy Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Troy, Pike County, AL

Platform Identity tpd.pike.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 15, 1968

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Billy Ray Dease is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.

In AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 28.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Troy Police Department, 2 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

Troy Police Department

of 5 officers

40% Accident

AL — Statewide

182

of 643 officers

28.3% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,756 officers

0% Accident