Roll of Honor
Incident
Captain Elmer Dosier suffered a fatal heart attack while in a foot chase with a suspect wanted on a drug violation.
Captain Dosier had served in law enforcement for 26 years. Captain Dosier was a Vietnam War veteran and recipient of the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, seven children, and six grandchildren.
In Our Keeping
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Captain Dosier gave the Gallaway Police Department 26 years.
Thank you for your service to the Gallaway community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Elmer L. Dosier served in the Army (1969â1971) before joining law enforcement.
Captain Elmer L. Dosier is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TN, 37 of 769 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.8% of this state's fallen. That is 0.8 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Elmer L. Dosier's cause is highlighted.
How Elmer L. Dosier Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Elmer L. Dosier is highlighted in Feb.