Guy Ray Myers Jr.
Patrolman

Guy Ray Myers Jr.

El Paso Police Department — El Paso, TX
Accident
End of Watch July 24, 1970
Age 27
Tour of Duty 4 yrs 6 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Guy Myers was killed in a motorcycle accident while responding to a traffic accident. A vehicle pulled out into an intersection and collided with the motorcycle. The driver of the other vehicle was charged with criminally negligent homicide. Patrolman Myers had served with the El Paso Police Department for four and a half years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
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Stewardship
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Myers gave the El Paso Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the El Paso community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Myers.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location El Paso, El Paso County, TX
Platform Identity eppd.elpaso.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 24, 1970
Tour of Duty 4 yrs 6 mo
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Guy Ray Myers Jr. 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 El Paso Police Department, 7 of 34 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 20.6% of this agency's fallen.

El Paso Police Department
7
of 34 officers
20.6% 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. Guy Ray Myers Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

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

How Guy Ray Myers Jr. Compares

Age at Death
27
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4.5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Guy Ray Myers Jr. is highlighted in Jul.

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