Roll of Honor
Incident
Night Policeman Dick Fowler was killed in a motorcycle crash on Highway 31-W in White House, Tennessee, while driving a police motorcycle to Nashville for service.
He was driving behind a car driven by another policeman when another car collided with his motorcycle at about 1:00 pm. The driver of the other car was charged with manslaughter.
Policeman Fowler had served with the Franklin Police Department for approximately three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, and parents.
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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.
Night Policeman Fowler served with the Franklin Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Franklin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Night Policeman Fowler.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Night Policeman Henry Cleman "Dick" Fowler 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 KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 14.6 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Franklin Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Cleman "Dick" Fowler's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Cleman "Dick" Fowler Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Cleman "Dick" Fowler is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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