Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Roger Beekman succumbed to injuries sustained in an on-duty automobile crash the previous day. He was responding to a burglar alarm when his patrol car was struck by a tractor-trailer at the intersection of S.R. 42 and Industrial Parkway. Sergeant Beekman had served with the Union County Sheriff's Office for 3 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Beekman gave the Union County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Marysville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Beekman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Roger L. Beekman 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Union County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Roger L. Beekman's cause is highlighted.
How Roger L. Beekman Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Roger L. Beekman is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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