Roll of Honor
Biography
Officer High, who we called “PH”, came to HPD as a lateral officer from the Ocean Shores Police Department on February 1, 2010. Prior to working at OSPD, PH was a corrections officer for the state Department of Corrections after moving to the Harbor from Idaho. Officer High started his full-time career in law enforcement as a deputy sheriff for the Blaine County, Idaho Sheriff’s Department. In his ten years with Hoquiam PD, Officer High was an outstanding patrol officer who acted with diligence, respect and compassion. PH was unflappable and never seemed to come across a person or situation he could not de-escalate or find some sort of common ground toward a productive solution. Officer High was a quiet and private person, but often showed his dry sense of humor and quick wit when least expected. In addition to his patrol duties, where he preferred to work nights, Officer High was also a designated field training officer, arson investigator, negotiator on the Aberdeen Regional Crisis Response Team and a member of the department’s collision investigation team.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
Officer Phillip High served with the Hoquiam Police Department.
Thank you for your service, and for your service before it. 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Phillip High served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Phillip High 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 97,756 officers honored here.
In WA, 5 of 340 officers were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 1.5% of this state's fallen. That is 1.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Hoquiam Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Suicide compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Phillip High's cause is highlighted.
How Phillip High Compares
When Suicide Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Suicide deaths across the full memorial record. Phillip High is highlighted in Jan.
Military Service
Phillip High served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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