Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Dickson was killed in an automobile accident while en route to follow up on an investigation at 1730 hours. He was driving eastbound on Highway 131 when a car coming the opposite direction lost control and struck his patrol car head-on.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Dickson served with the Vernon County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Viroqua community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Dickson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Bobbie W. Dickson is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bobbie W. Dickson's cause is highlighted.
How Bobbie W. Dickson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Bobbie W. Dickson is highlighted in Aug.