Henry Murray Brooks, Jr.

Virginia State Police — North Chesterfield, VA

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch June 10, 1956

Age 29

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

The Vigil Panel 92 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 51

Incident

Trooper Henry Brooks was struck and killed by an automobile while investigating a vehicle crash on U.S. 29, three miles south of Altavista in Pittsylvania County. Another vehicle entered the area and struck the rear of one of the parked cars before striking Trooper Brooks and three citizens. Trooper Brooks was transported to a hospital in Lynchburg where he succumbed to his injuries. The driver of the vehicle who struck him was charged with manslaughter. Trooper Brooks was both a U.S. Marine Corps World War II veteran and a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and served with the Virginia State Police for three years. He is survived by his wife and young son. In 2022, the U.S. 29 North Bridge was renamed the Trooper Henry Murray Brooks, Jr. Memorial Bridge.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and young son.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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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.
Trooper Brooks gave the Virginia State Police 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Virginia, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Virginia State Police

Type State Police

Location North Chesterfield, VA

Platform Identity vsp.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 10, 1956

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 29

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Henry Murray Brooks, Jr. served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Trooper Henry Murray Brooks, 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 VA, 204 of 655 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Virginia State Police, 32 of 52 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 61.5% of this agency's fallen.

Virginia State Police

of 52 officers

61.5% Accident

VA — Statewide

204

of 655 officers

31.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,756 officers

0% Accident