Richard Allan Bourgoin
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Constable

Richard Allan Bourgoin

Undetermined
End of Watch August 31, 1983
Age 33
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Gender Male
Division F Division

Incident

Constable Bourgoin was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. Before his career with the RCMP, he was a Queen's Scout and an auxiliary police officer. During his career, he was stationed in various locations within Saskatchewan. Constable Bourgoin enjoyed his work as a police officer. His family included his wife, Donna, and their three children: Richelle, Edward, and Jolene. Constable Bourgoin is buried at the RCMP cemetery at "Depot" Division. Constable Richard Allan Bourgoin Inscription on Grave marker Photo of RICHARD ALLAN BOURGOIN

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Allan Bourgoin served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Allan Bourgoin.

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

Agency

Location ON
Platform Identity rcmp.fed.ca.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 31, 1983
Age 33
Gender Male
Division F Division
Born April 28, 1950

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined
Incident Location Vancouver, BC

Constable Richard Allan Bourgoin is one of 260 officers lost under undetermined circumstances across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ON, 236 of 334 officers were lost under undetermined circumstances — 70.7% of this state's fallen. That is 69.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.

At Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 236 of 333 officers on record were lost under undetermined circumstances — 70.9% of this agency's fallen.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police
236
of 333 officers
70.9% Undetermined
ON — Statewide
236
of 334 officers
70.7% Undetermined
Nationwide
260
of 32,508 officers
0.8% Undetermined

National Cause Distribution

How Undetermined compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard Allan Bourgoin'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 Richard Allan Bourgoin Compares

Age at End of Watch
33
This officer
Avg for Undetermined: 31.7 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Allan Bourgoin is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
21
Feb
16
Mar
20
Apr
23
May
26
Jun
29
Jul
23
Aug
24
Sep
17
Oct
22
Nov
15
Dec
24

Incident Location

Vancouver, BC.