End of Watch October 11, 1969
Age 40
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Border Patrol Inspector Henley Goode succumbed to injuries sustained one month earlier when he fell down a staircase at the U.S. Post Office in Fort Fairfield, Maine. He was leaving his office on the second floor of the Post Office when the incident occurred. Inspector Goode was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War and had served with the United States Border Patrol for 16 years. He was survived by his wife, three daughters, and mother. He was buried in Staunton National Cemetery in Staunton, Virginia.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, three daughters, and mother.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Border Patrol Inspector Goode gave the United States Department of Justice 16 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdjinsusbpfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 11, 1969
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
Age 40
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Henley M. Goode, Jr. served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

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Border Patrol Inspector Henley M. Goode, Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.

In DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 32 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, 46 of 68 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 67.6% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol
46
of 68 officers
67.6% Accident
DC — Statewide
454
of 1,419 officers
32% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henley M. Goode, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

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

How Henley M. Goode, Jr. Compares

Age at Death
40
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
16
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Henley M. Goode, Jr. is highlighted in Oct.

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

Incident Location

Military Service

Henley M. Goode, Jr. served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

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