George Avery Boice

Kittitas County Sheriff's Office — Ellensburg, WA

Accident

End of Watch January 28, 1946

Age 62

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Deputy Sheriff George Boice was killed when his patrol car was struck by a train while en route to arrest a suspect.

The crash occurred on the Milwaukee Railroad crossing at D Street in Ellensburg.

Deputy Boice had served with the Kittitas County Sheriff's Department for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and child.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Boice gave the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Ellensburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Boice.

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

Agency

Department Kittitas County Sheriff's Office

Location Ellensburg, WA

Platform Identity kcso.kittitas.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 28, 1946

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 62

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff George Avery Boice 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 WA, 111 of 339 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.7% of this state's fallen. That is 1.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Kittitas County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Kittitas County Sheriff's Office

of 4 officers

75% Accident

WA — Statewide

111

of 339 officers

32.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident