Reese F. Galyon, Jr.

Oklahoma City Police Dept. — Oklahoma City, OK

Accident Veteran

End of Watch December 22, 1951

Age 34

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

The Vigil Panel 88 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 32

Incident

Officer Galyon, a motorcycle officer, was fatally injured when he crashed in front of the State Capitol while pursuing a speeding motorist. Officer Galyon had activated his siren and pulled up next to a speeding convertible on Lincoln Boulevard. He gestured for the driver to pull over. Instead, the driver intentionally rammed into Officer Galyon's motorcycle, which skittered into the median and flipped over, shattering his body. He died of massive internal injuries. The speeder was never identified. Officer Galyon, a WWII U.S. Navy veteran and the son of a police officer, served four years with the department.

Survivors

He was survived by his family, including his son and grandson who also went on to become police officers.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Officer Galyon gave the Oklahoma City Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oklahoma City community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Oklahoma City Police Dept.

Location Oklahoma City, OK

Platform Identity opd.oklahoma.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 22, 1951

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 34

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Not available

Offender Not available

Military Service

Reese F. Galyon, Jr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Officer Reese F. Galyon, Jr. 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 OK, 135 of 582 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Oklahoma City Police Dept., 13 of 33 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.4% of this agency's fallen.

Oklahoma City Police Dept.

of 33 officers

39.4% Accident

OK — Statewide

135

of 582 officers

23.2% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident