Roll of Honor
Theodore Grote
Incident
Special Police Officer Theodore Grote was struck and killed by a train in the rail yards underneath the Berkeley Street Bridge in Boston, Massachusetts.
As he attempted to move out of the way of a train he stepped onto some adjacent tracks into the path of an engine that was backing up.
Officer Grote was a Union Army veteran of the Civil War.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Special Police Officer Grote served with the Old Colony Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Boston community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Theodore Grote served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Special Police Officer Theodore Grote 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 MA, 158 of 469 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Theodore Grote's cause is highlighted.
How Theodore Grote Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Theodore Grote is highlighted in Sep.