Truman J. Becker
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Deputy Sheriff

Truman J. Becker

Ontario County Sheriff's Office — Canandaigua, NY
Accident
End of Watch July 17, 1981
Age 60
Tour of Duty 17 yrs 10 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Becker was killed in an automobile accident while on duty.

Survivors

He had served with the agency for just under 18 years and was survived by his wife and child.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-NY-13BD305E
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Becker gave the Ontario County Sheriff's Office 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Canandaigua community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Becker.

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

Agency

Location Canandaigua, NY
Platform Identity ocso.ontario.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 17, 1981
Tour of Duty 17 yrs 10 mo
Age 60
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Truman J. Becker 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Ontario County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Ontario County Sheriff's Office
3
of 4 officers
75% Accident
NY — Statewide
645
of 2,147 officers
30% 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. Truman J. Becker'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 Truman J. Becker Compares

Age at End of Watch
60
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
17.8
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Truman J. Becker is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897