Marc William Bump
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Deputy Sheriff

Marc William Bump

Illness
End of Watch April 17, 1980
Age 23
Tour of Duty 5 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Marc Bump died after suffering a brain aneurysm while attending a training exercise at the Oregon Police Standards and Training Academy. Around 6:30 p.m., Deputy Bump was knocked unconscious. When he was revived, he walked away but then became ill. He was taken to Salem Hospital, where he passed away. Deputy Bump had served with the Washington County Sheriff's Office for five months.

Survivors

Survivors include his wife, son, mother, father, sister, stepsister, and two stepbrothers.

In Our Keeping

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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 Bump served with the Washington County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Hillsboro community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Bump.

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

Agency

Location Hillsboro, OR
Platform Identity wcso.washington.or.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 17, 1980
Tour of Duty 5 mo
Age 23
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Deputy Sheriff Marc William Bump is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In OR, 5 of 197 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 2.5% of this state's fallen. That is 6.6 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

At Washington County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Washington County Sheriff's Office
1
of 3 officers
33.3% Illness
OR — Statewide
5
of 197 officers
2.5% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Marc William Bump'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 Marc William Bump Compares

Age at End of Watch
23
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years
Years of Service
0.4
This officer
Avg for Illness: 18.9 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Marc William Bump is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

Incident Location

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