Mark Zach

Nebraska State Patrol — Lincoln, NE

Suicide Veteran Honored

End of Watch September 27, 2002

Age 32

The Vigil Panel 150 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 14

Biography

“Mark was a kind, gentle, caring thoughtful person that loved to play pranks on people. He was a great father that sometimes let the kids break the rules and have cake for breakfast as long as they had milk on it and allowing the kittens in the house after Mommy left for work. He loved flowers, animals, gardening and learning new trades. He would routinely stop and help people change a tire or offer our house as a place to stay after a family lost theirs in a fire. He would be the one to go to the hospital to check on people after they were involved in traffic accidents just to see how they were. The world is not the same as it was when he was in it and he will be in our hearts forever and always. I’m sure he is very proud of all of his 7 children as they are growing up to be fine young adults. When one of his favorite songs “Taking care of business” comes on the radio I can still smile and think of him. “

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Tributes

Officer Mark Zach served with the Nebraska State Patrol.
Thank you for your service, and for your service before it. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Nebraska State Patrol

Location Lincoln, NE

Platform Identity nhp.ne.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 27, 2002

Age 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Suicide

Military Service

Mark Zach served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Mark Zach is one of 256 officers honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NE, 3 of 151 officers were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.

At Nebraska State Patrol, 2 of 15 officers on record were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 13.3% of this agency's fallen.

Nebraska State Patrol

of 15 officers

13.3% Suicide

NE — Statewide

of 151 officers

2% Suicide

Nationwide

256

of 32,508 officers

0.8% Suicide