Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Thomas Wilson was killed when a car struck him as he stepped off the curb while on patrol at 41st Street and Troost Avenue at 6:00 am. There was a heavy morning mist, and neither Patrolman Wilson nor the driver noticed each other. Patrolman Wilson was transported to St. Luke's Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds two hours later. The person who was driving the vehicle was a friend of his. When the call came into the station, it was Patrolman Wilson's daughter who was the phone operator. She was the widow of Patrolman Carl J. Bickett, who was shot and killed on July 18, 1921. Patrolman Wilson had served with the been with the Kansas City Police Department for 37 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, and two grandchildren.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
37 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Wilson gave the Kansas City Police Department 37 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Wilson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Thomas J. Wilson 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 MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Kansas City Police Department, 47 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas J. Wilson's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas J. Wilson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas J. Wilson is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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