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Fisheries Patrolman

William Williams, Sr.

Tulalip Tribal Police Department — Tulalip, WA

Accident

End of Watch July 15, 1965

Age 60

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Fisheries Patrolman William Williams drowned while patrolling the Quil Ceda Creek above the I-5 bridge in Marysville on July 15th, 1965.

He was reported missing after his boat was found unoccupied above the bridge. His body was located days later west of the bridge.

Patrolman Williams was survived by his wife, son, two daughters, eight grandchildren, and two brothers.

Survivors

Patrolman Williams was survived by his wife, son, two daughters, eight grandchildren, and two brothers.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Fisheries Patrolman Williams served with the Tulalip Tribal Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Tulalip community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Fisheries Patrolman Williams.

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

Agency

Department Tulalip Tribal Police Department

Location Tulalip, WA

Platform Identity ttpd.nn.tribal.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 15, 1965

Age 60

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Fisheries Patrolman William Williams, Sr. 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 WA, 111 of 339 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.7% of this state's fallen. That is 1.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Tulalip Tribal Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Tulalip Tribal Police Department

of 2 officers

100% Accident

WA — Statewide

111

of 339 officers

32.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Williams, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How William Williams, Sr. Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Williams, Sr. is highlighted in Jul.

Jan

820

Feb

730

Mar

748

Apr

707

May

847

Jun

795

Jul

897

Aug

937

Sep

913

Oct

925

Nov

872

Dec

897

Incident Location

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