Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Ralph Broullire drowned while attempting to rescue two boys in Saginaw Bay.
After Trooper Broullire and two other rescuers made it to the boys, high winds and rough water capsized their boat, killing all five people. Trooper Broullire's body was not recovered until one month later when the weather began to calm.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Broullire served with the Michigan State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Michigan. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Broullire.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Ralph Broullire is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At MI State Police, 29 of 57 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ralph Broullire's cause is highlighted.
How Ralph Broullire Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ralph Broullire is highlighted in Mar.
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