Ronny Lee Garcia
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Officer

Ronny Lee Garcia

Beaumont Police Department — Beaumont, TX
Accident
End of Watch May 19, 1970
Age 23
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 3 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Ronny Garcia and Officer Jack Pickering died from carbon monoxide poisoning while conducting a stakeout. The car they were using developed an exhaust leak as it idled. Officer Garcia had served with the Beaumont Police Department for 16 months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and son.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-TX-A8AA40F8
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Officer Garcia gave the Beaumont Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Beaumont community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Garcia.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Beaumont, Jefferson County, TX
Platform Identity bpd.jefferson.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 19, 1970
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 3 mo
Age 23
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Ronny Lee Garcia is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In TX, 657 of 2,422 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Beaumont Police Department, 11 of 21 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 52.4% of this agency's fallen.

Beaumont Police Department
11
of 21 officers
52.4% Accident
TX — Statewide
657
of 2,422 officers
27.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ronny Lee Garcia's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Ronny Lee Garcia Compares

Age at Death
23
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1.2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ronny Lee Garcia is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897