Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Byassee died as a result of a leg injury sustained almost two months earlier during a training class in San Luis Obispo, California. After returning to Oregon from the training class he developed blood clots in his leg due to the injury. The blood clots travelled to his lungs causing severe health problems. He was taken to a specialty doctor in Seattle, Washington, but died before completing treatment. Corporal Byassee had been with the agency for six years and had previously served with the Union Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two daughters, parents, siblings and grandmother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Byassee gave the La Grande Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the La Grande community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Byassee.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Gary L. Byassee 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 OR, 66 of 197 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.5% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gary L. Byassee's cause is highlighted.
How Gary L. Byassee Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gary L. Byassee is highlighted in May.