Maurice C. Luck
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Conservation Officer

Maurice C. Luck

Accident
End of Watch March 16, 1938
Age 29
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Gender Male

Incident

Conservation Officer Maurice Luck was accidentally shot and killed with his own revolver when it fell from its holster in Sandusky, Michigan. He was having his department car serviced at a local garage when the gun fell from its holster, struck the ground, and discharged as he was stepping out of the vehicle. He succumbed to his wound the following day.

Survivors

Officer Luck was survived by his parents and sister.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-MI-BE874864
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Conservation Officer Luck served with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Thank you for your service to the Lansing community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Conservation Officer Luck.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Lansing, MI
Platform Identity mdnrcons.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 16, 1938
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Conservation Officer Maurice C. Luck is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.

In MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 31.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 10 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Michigan Department of Natural Resources
10
of 15 officers
66.7% Accident
MI — Statewide
229
of 718 officers
31.9% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Maurice C. Luck's cause is highlighted.

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

How Maurice C. Luck Compares

Age at Death
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Maurice C. Luck is highlighted in Mar.

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