Roll of Honor
Incident
Park Policeman W. Wallace Calder succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous night in Byrd Park when his pistol fell from its holster and discharged.
He was attempting to place a jack under his patrol car to fix a flat tire when the incident occurred. He was found in the 500 block of S Davis Avenue by two Richmond police officers after he walked several blocks trying to find help. The officers took him to the Retreat for the Sick where he succumbed to his wounds the following day.
Policeman Calder was survived by his wife, sister, and three brothers.
Survivors
Policeman Calder was survived by his wife, sister, and three brothers.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Park Policeman Calder served with the Richmond Park Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Richmond community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Park Policeman Calder.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Park Policeman William Wallace Calder 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 VA, 204 of 656 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
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