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Officer

Michael P. Cullinane, Sr.

Sea Isle City Police Department — Sea Isle, TX

Accident Veteran

End of Watch August 26, 1992

Age 30

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

Badge 14

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Officer Michael Cullinane died when he attempted to rescue an unconscious worker from a construction pit at 26th Street and Landis Avenue and was overcome by lethal gasses. Just the day before, Officer Cullinane was integral to the rescue efforts that saved another construction worker's life at the same job site. Officer Cullinane was a New Jersey Air National Guard Reserve veteran and had served with the Sea Isle City Police Department for 11 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, son, mother, five sisters, and three brothers.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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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.
Officer Cullinane gave the Sea Isle City Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Sea Isle community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Sea Isle City Police Department

Location Sea Isle, TX

Platform Identity sipd.galveston.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 26, 1992

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

Age 30

Badge Number 14

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Michael P. Cullinane, Sr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Officer Michael P. Cullinane, Sr. 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

Sea Isle City Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

TX — Statewide

653

of 2,421 officers

27% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael P. Cullinane, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Michael P. Cullinane, Sr. Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service