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Gordon Terry Toal
Corporal

Gordon Terry Toal

Odessa Police Department — Odessa, TX
Veteran → Accident
United States flag Texas flag
End of Watch August 19, 1982
Age 36
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Badge 410
The Vigil Panel 126 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 4

Incident

Officer Gordon Toal was killed in a motorcycle accident while performing a funeral escort. He was assigned to the Traffic Division. Officer Toal had served with the agency for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two sons.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-TX-789A31F9
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Toal gave the Odessa Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Odessa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Toal.

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

Agency

Department Odessa Police Department
Type Other
Location Odessa, Ector County, TX
Platform Identity opd.ector.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 19, 1982
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 36
Badge Number 410
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Gordon Terry Toal served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1965–1969) before joining law enforcement.

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Corporal Gordon Terry Toal 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 Odessa Police Department, 2 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

Odessa Police Department
2
of 5 officers
40% Accident
TX — Statewide
657
of 2,422 officers
27.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gordon Terry Toal's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Gordon Terry Toal Compares

Age at Death
36
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gordon Terry Toal is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Military Service

Gordon Terry Toal served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1965–1969) before joining law enforcement.

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