Roll of Honor
J. H. "Buster" Suber
Incident
Policeman Buster Suber was killed when he came in contact with a live wire while coming to the aid of two other people who had been electrocuted.
The local telephone company's phone line had been strung along a barbed wire fence. The line came in contact with a power line and fell to the roadway. A married couple who were walking home after visiting friends on the college's farm did not see the line in the darkness and both were electrocuted. The husband died and the woman was rendered unconscious when she fell across the line.
Another resident of the farm saw the bodies in the roadway and called Policeman Suber, thinking that the two were drunk college students. Policeman Suber, a student, and the college power plant superintendent went to the scene. Policeman Suber and the student also came in contact with the lines. Policeman Suber was thrown approximately five feet.
The power plant superintendent realized what had occurred and ran to a nearby home to call the power company to tell them to turn off the power. He was also shocked when he picked up the phone.
Policeman Suber and the husband who was originally shocked both died. All of the other citizens who were shocked recovered from their injuries.
Policeman Suber had served with the Texas A&M University Police Department for approximately three months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, mother, and several siblings.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Suber served with the Texas A&M University Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the College Station community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Suber.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Policeman J. H. "Buster" Suber 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. J. H. "Buster" Suber's cause is highlighted.
How J. H. "Buster" Suber Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. J. H. "Buster" Suber is highlighted in Dec.