Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Deputy Sheriff Charles Cooke was killed in an automobile accident when his patrol car struck the back of a truck parked on Highway 290, near Hempstead. He succumbed to his injuries five days later. Chief Deputy Cooke was survived by his wife and three sons. One of his sons, Chief Deputy Albert Cooke, was shot and killed in the line of duty while serving with the Waller County Sheriff's Office on April 18th, 1975.
Survivors
Chief Deputy Cooke was survived by his wife and three sons.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Cooke served with the Waller County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Hempstead community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Deputy Sheriff Cooke.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief Deputy Sheriff Charles Edwin Cooke 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 TX, 657 of 2,422 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Waller County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Edwin Cooke's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Edwin Cooke Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Edwin Cooke is highlighted in Nov.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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