Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Dave Rader succumbed to injuries sustained five months earlier when he was involved in a vehicle crash at the intersection of Bayberry Street and East Church Street, in Greeneville, on October 2nd, 2002.
He suffered severe internal injuries that required surgery and was hospitalized for two weeks, during which time he suffered a heart attack. He was released from the hospital but remained bedridden until passing away from his injuries on March 17th, 2003.
Deputy Rader had served with the Greene County Sheriff's Office for 29 years.
Deputy Rader's father, Constable Beauford Rader, was killed in the line of duty during a vehicle pursuit on September 24th, 1972, while serving with the Greene County Constable's Office.
You will always be remembered David. Your love for people and the job you did will live on forever. God only knows why he calls some home and the rest have to remain. Just know that your family is prayed for daily. Thank you for your service to your county and state. Till we meet again in a better time and much better place rest easy brother.
Kenny Collins Knox county SRO March 17th, 2021
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29 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Rader gave the Greene County Sheriff's Office 29 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Greeneville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Rader.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff David Harold Rader 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Greene County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David Harold Rader's cause is highlighted.
How David Harold Rader Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David Harold Rader is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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