George A. Conway
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Undersheriff

George A. Conway

Monroe County Sheriff's Office — Rochester, NY
Accident
End of Watch August 13, 1965
Age 68
Tour of Duty 39 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Undersheriff George Conway and his wife were killed while returning from a New York Sheriff's Association meeting in which he was representing the agency.

Their vehicle was struck head-on by a moving van on Route 17 in front of the Tioga Terrace Shopping Center in Apalachin.

Undersheriff Conway had served with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office for 39 years.

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Tributes

39 years. You could have gone home.
Undersheriff Conway gave the Monroe County Sheriff's Office 39 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Rochester community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Undersheriff Conway.

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

Agency

Location Rochester, NY
Platform Identity mcso.monroe.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 13, 1965
Tour of Duty 39 yrs
Age 68
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Undersheriff George A. Conway 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 Monroe County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Monroe County Sheriff's Office
5
of 10 officers
50% 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. George A. Conway'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 George A. Conway Compares

Age at End of Watch
68
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
39
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George A. Conway is highlighted in Aug.

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

Incident Location