Marvin Alton Winter
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Constable

Marvin Alton Winter

Accident
End of Watch December 4, 1937
Age 59
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Gender Male

Incident

Constable Marvin Winter was killed when he was struck by two different automobiles while directing traffic at the scene of a truck accident on State Highway 35 (modern-day U.S. Route 59) in Humble.

He succumbed to his injuries early the next morning.

Constable Winter was survived by his wife and two children.

Survivors

Constable Winter was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Winter served with the Harris County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Spring community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Winter.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Spring, TX
Platform Identity hccop4co.harris.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 4, 1937
Age 59
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Struck by vehicle

Constable Marvin Alton Winter 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 Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 4, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 4
1
of 4 officers
25% Accident
TX — Statewide
657
of 2,422 officers
27.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Marvin Alton Winter's cause is highlighted.

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

How Marvin Alton Winter Compares

Age at Death
59
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Marvin Alton Winter is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location