Roll of Honor
Garry E. Hobbs
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Garry Hobbs died as a result of being exposed to high levels of herbicide while recovering a stolen vehicle nine years earlier.
Deputy Hobbs was examining the vehicle on June 7th, 1991, when a crop duster inadvertently sprayed him as it flew overhead. The herbicide caused severe neurological damage that caused his health to deteriorate until his death on December 9th, 2000.
Deputy Hobbs was a Vietnam War veteran. He is survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters, sister, and a brother.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters, sister, and a brother.
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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 Hobbs gave the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the West Palm Beach community. Thank you 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
Garry E. Hobbs served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Garry E. Hobbs is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, 9 of 23 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Garry E. Hobbs's cause is highlighted.
How Garry E. Hobbs Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Garry E. Hobbs is highlighted in Dec.
Military Service
Garry E. Hobbs served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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