Roll of Honor
Survivors
Parents Brian and Anne Follmer; siblings Austin, Kali, and Hanna Follmer
Biography
Aaron Follmer moved from Big Lake, Minnesota to Aberdeen, South Dakota in 2013 to begin his law enforcement career. Before joining the Aberdeen Police Department full time on July 15, 2013, he had served as a reserve officer with the Big Lake Police Department, rising to sergeant. In his three years with Aberdeen PD, Aaron became a certified drug recognition expert, organized the Shop with a Cop program for disadvantaged families, and was integral to the training of APD Explorer recruits. He received a Lifesaving Award from the city commission in 2014 after administering CPR to a woman who survived because of his fast response. He was 24 years old.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
Officer Aaron Follmer served with the Aberdeen Police Department.
Thank you for your service. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Aaron Follmer is one of 256 officers honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In SD, 1 of 62 officers were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 1.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.
At Aberdeen Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Suicide compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Aaron Follmer's cause is highlighted.
How Aaron Follmer Compares
When Suicide Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Suicide deaths across the full memorial record. Aaron Follmer is highlighted in Feb.
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