Joseph Eddy Mario Tessier
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Constable

Joseph Eddy Mario Tessier

Undetermined
End of Watch December 27, 1985
Age 30
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Gender Male
Division E, A & HQ Divisions

Incident

Cst. Tessier was born in Joliette, Quebec. He served in British Columbia and then transferred to Ottawa. Cst. Tessier was on his way to work when he stopped to help a man who had put his vehicle in the ditch. The man got into Cst. Tessier’s vehicle and shot him. Cst. Tessier was married to Sylvie and they had a daughter and a son. He is buried in the graveyard near the Catholic church in Joliette, QC. Constable Joseph Eddy Mario Tessier Inscription on Grave marker Photo of JOSEPH EDDY MARIO TESSIER Photo of JOSEPH EDDY MARIO TESSIER

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August 2, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Eddy Mario Tessier served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Eddy Mario Tessier.

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

Agency

Type Federal Police
Location ON
Platform Identity rcmp.fed.ca.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 27, 1985
Age 30
Gender Male
Division E, A & HQ Divisions
Born Joliette, Québec

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined
Incident Location Joliette, QC

Constable Joseph Eddy Mario Tessier is one of 1 officers lost under undetermined circumstances across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,784 officers honored here.

In ON, 266 of 364 officers were lost under undetermined circumstances — 73.1% of this state's fallen. That is 73.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 236 of 333 officers on record were lost under undetermined circumstances — 70.9% of this agency's fallen.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police
236
of 333 officers
70.9% Undetermined
ON — Statewide
266
of 364 officers
73.1% Undetermined
Nationwide
1
of 97,784 officers
0% Undetermined

National Cause Distribution

How Undetermined compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph Eddy Mario Tessier's cause is highlighted.

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

How Joseph Eddy Mario Tessier Compares

Age at Death
30
This officer
Avg for Undetermined: 34.2 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Eddy Mario Tessier is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
30
Feb
17
Mar
23
Apr
27
May
30
Jun
35
Jul
32
Aug
30
Sep
24
Oct
32
Nov
23
Dec
31

Incident Location

Joliette, QC.