Roll of Honor
Marvin Rudolph Brewster
Incident
Sergeant Brewster was killed when his patrol vehicle collided with a log truck near Murphy, Oregon.
Sergeant Brewster had been with the Josephine County Sheriff's Office for six years.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Brewster gave the Josephine County Sheriff's Office 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Grants Pass community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Brewster.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Marvin Rudolph Brewster served in the U.S. Army (1943â1945) before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant Marvin Rudolph Brewster 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 OR, 66 of 197 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.5% of this state's fallen. That is 33.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Josephine County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Marvin Rudolph Brewster's cause is highlighted.
How Marvin Rudolph Brewster Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Marvin Rudolph Brewster is highlighted in Apr.
Military Service
Marvin Rudolph Brewster served in the U.S. Army (1943–1945) before joining law enforcement.
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