Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Kip Boulis drowned in the Maumee River, near the Maumee-Perrysburg Bridge, while attempting to rescue boaters who had been thrown into the water when their boat capsized at 9:40 pm. He and a Maumee police officer both dove into the water to attempt to rescue the man and three children who were clinging to the boat. The other officer was able to return to shore, but Patrolman Boulis went under the surface and drowned. His body was recovered at 1:15 am. Patrolman Boulis was a United States Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Perrysburg Police Department for eight years.
Survivors
He was survived by his mother, father, grandmother, two brothers, and a fiancee.
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- July 23, 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.
Patrolman Boulis gave the Perrysburg City Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Perrysburg community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Kip E. Boulis served in the Marine Corps (1966â1968) before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman Kip E. Boulis 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Perrysburg City Police Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kip E. Boulis's cause is highlighted.
How Kip E. Boulis Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kip E. Boulis is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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