Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Funk was killed when his police motorcycle was struck by a streetcar while assigned to the Clinton River Post.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Funk served with the Michigan State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Michigan. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Funk.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Howard H. Funk 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 MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 31.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At MI State Police, 29 of 57 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Howard H. Funk's cause is highlighted.
How Howard H. Funk Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Howard H. Funk is highlighted in Jul.
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