Roll of Honor
Thomas Edward Jurgens
Incident
Senior Court Officer Thomas Jurgens was killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks while attempting to rescue the victims trapped in the World Trade Center.
He was a United States Army Reserve medic veteran and had served with the New York State Office of Court Administration for three years.
September 11, 2001
Senior Court Officer Thomas Edward Jurgens was killed at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001. He was 27 years old.
He is one of 72 officers honored here, and one of 3 at New York State Office of Court Administration.
Seventy-two law enforcement officers from eight local, state, and federal agencies were killed at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001, alongside 343 members of the New York City Fire Department and more than 2,800 civilians. A fourth aircraft went down in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where a law enforcement officer aboard was among the dead.
Officers went into the towers while everyone else was coming out. More than 25,000 people reached safety because they did.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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Tributes
You went in while everyone else was coming out.
Senior Court Officer Jurgens gave the New York State Office of Court Administration 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Albany community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Senior Court Officer Jurgens.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Thomas Edward Jurgens served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Senior Court Officer Thomas Edward Jurgens is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NY, 754 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 35.1% of this state's fallen. That is 19.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At New York State Office of Court Administration, 6 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 85.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Edward Jurgens's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas Edward Jurgens Compares
Offender Outcome
19 suicide attackers
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Edward Jurgens is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Thomas Edward Jurgens was killed by aircraft; passenger jet.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
6 officers from New York State Office of Court Administration are honored on badge.nw.
