Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Vise drowned in a creek following a posse ride.
At about 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 5 June 1878, Deputy Vise was returning to Hutchins after searching for an escaped horse thief. While crossing Cottonwood Creek, his horse bucked him off and he was caught in some foliage and drowned.
He was survived by his wife and two sons.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two sons.
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- July 23, 2026
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Deputy Sheriff Vise served with the Dallas County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff George V. Vise 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Dallas County Sheriff's Department, 3 of 20 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 15% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George V. Vise's cause is highlighted.
How George V. Vise Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George V. Vise is highlighted in Jun.
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