Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Rueben Frank succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier when fell down a flight of stairs in the Yellowstone County Courthouse.
He was almost to the top of the tiled staircase that led to the sheriff's office when he fell backward and suffered a fractured skull. He was taken to St. Vincent's HOspital where he succumbed to his injuries two days later.
Lieutenant Frank had served with the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office for seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Frank gave the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Billings community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Frank.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Rueben A. Frank 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 MT, 34 of 142 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.9% of this state's fallen. That is 7.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Rueben A. Frank's cause is highlighted.
How Rueben A. Frank Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Rueben A. Frank is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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