Michael Reid

Henry County Police Department — McDonough, GA

Suicide Honored

End of Watch March 24, 2017

Age 45

The Vigil Panel 167 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Biography

Officer Michael Edward Reid died by suicide on March 24, 2017. He was born in Mobile, Alabama and graduated from Satsuma High School, Class of 1989. He worked for the Henry County Police Department for 18 years and was a parishioner of Abiding Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hampton. Mike was active in the Boy Scouts and enjoyed camping with his son. He loved spending time with his family at the beach, traveling, watching TV and was an avid Alabama Crimson Tide fan. His son, Josh, honored his father through an Eagle Scout project earlier this year. Josh refinished the existing benches of the Henry Public Safety Building and added a “thin blue line” design with his father’s name, badge and end of watch date, and built a table for people who need to write statements or fill out forms at the police department. In addition to earning his Eagle Scout status, Josh graduated high school this year. Mike was a beloved member of his community and is missed dearly by his son and wife, Becky, of 19 years. According to his family, Mike was just a regular guy, but he was their favorite guy.

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Officer Michael Reid served with the Henry County Police Department.
Thank you for your service. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Henry County Police Department

Type Police Department

Location McDonough, Henry County, GA

Platform Identity hcpd.henry.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 24, 2017

Age 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Suicide

Michael Reid is one of 1 officers honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In GA, 6 of 905 officers were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 0.7% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Henry County Police Department, 1 of 8 officers on record were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 12.5% of this agency's fallen.

Henry County Police Department

of 8 officers

12.5% Suicide

GA — Statewide

of 905 officers

0.7% Suicide

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Suicide