Roll of Honor
Jack Allerton Romeis
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Jack Romeis succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile crash on January 5, 1988. Deputy Romeis was pursuing two juveniles driving a stolen vehicle when he crashed into a tree on the University of Florida Campus. He was taken to Shands Hospital, where he never regained consciousness, and passed away on February 1, 1988. The two suspects were arrested and convicted of third-degree murder. They were sentenced to seven years in prison and eight years probation. Deputy Romeis was a United States Marine Corps Korean War veteran. He had served as a full-time deputy for five years and had previously served as a reserve deputy for 15 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Romeis gave the Alachua County Sheriff's Office 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the Gainesville community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Jack Allerton Romeis served in the Marine Corps (1950â1952) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Jack Allerton Romeis 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Alachua County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 14.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jack Allerton Romeis's cause is highlighted.
How Jack Allerton Romeis Compares
Offender Outcome
single vehicle crash
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jack Allerton Romeis is highlighted in Feb.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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