Roll of Honor
Donna Jean Tappan
Incident
Juvenile Security Officer Jeannie Tappan was killed in an automobile accident at the intersection of Route 58 and US 270, in Blaine County, at approximately 4:40 am.
She was en route to Butler to pick up a juvenile for a court appearance when the department van she was driving was struck on the driver's side by another vehicle. Another officer in the van was uninjured.
Officer Tappan had served as a high-risk transportation officer for the Office of Juvenile Affairs for five years and had previously served as a deputy with the Garfield County Sheriff's Office.
Survivors
She is survived by her husband, daughter, four sons, foster-daughter and mother.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Juvenile Security Officer Tappan gave the Oklahoma State Office of Juvenile Affairs 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oklahoma City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Juvenile Security Officer Tappan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Juvenile Security Officer Donna Jean Tappan 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 OK, 135 of 582 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Donna Jean Tappan's cause is highlighted.
How Donna Jean Tappan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Donna Jean Tappan is highlighted in Oct.