Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Dalrymple was killed in an automobile accident during a narcotics investigation. He was stationed in Austin and had been with the agency for 22 years.
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22 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Dalrymple gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Dalrymple.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
James Lewis Dalrymple Jr. served in the the United States military (1952â1955) before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant James Lewis Dalrymple 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 Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, 57 of 96 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 59.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Lewis Dalrymple Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How James Lewis Dalrymple Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Lewis Dalrymple Jr. is highlighted in Jun.
Military Service
James Lewis Dalrymple Jr. served in the United States military (1952–1955) before joining law enforcement.
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