Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Marc Perse was killed when he fell 90 feet from a repelling tower during training for the Special Operations Response Team. He and other instructors were preparing for a class they were teaching at the United States Air Force Academy when he fell from the climbing tower in the fieldhouse. Sergeant Perse had served with the Colorado Department of Corrections for 3-1/2 years and was assigned to the Territorial Correctional Facility.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Perse gave the Colorado Department of Corrections 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Colorado. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Perse.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Marc A. Perse 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 CO, 101 of 360 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Colorado Department of Corrections, 4 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Marc A. Perse's cause is highlighted.
How Marc A. Perse Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Marc A. Perse is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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