Guy Ray Myers, Jr.
Patrolman

Guy Ray Myers, Jr.

El Paso Police Dept. — 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

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Stewardship
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Last updated
July 23, 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

Location El Paso, 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 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 El Paso Police Dept., 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 Dept.
7
of 34 officers
20.6% Accident
TX — Statewide
653
of 2,421 officers
27% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% 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
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Guy Ray Myers, Jr. Compares

Age at End of Watch
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
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897