Gilbert Love Walker, Sr.

Henry County Sheriff's Office — Paris, TN

Accident

End of Watch January 26, 1979

Age 56

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Gender Male

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Incident

Sergeant Gilbert Walker was killed in an automobile crash on Highway 641 after hitting an ice patch at about 10:30 pm. He had just responded to a call and was returning to patrol duties when his vehicle left the roadway and went down an embankment in Puryear, Tennessee. Sergeant Walker had served with the Henry County Sheriff's Office for 15 years and also served as the police chief for the Puryear Police Department.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, two daughters, 10 grandchildren, and three siblings.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Walker served with the Henry County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Paris community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Walker.

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

Agency

Department Henry County Sheriff's Office

Location Paris, TN

Platform Identity hcso.henry.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 26, 1979

Age 56

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Gilbert Love Walker, Sr. 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 Henry County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.

Henry County Sheriff's Office

of 6 officers

16.7% Accident

TN — Statewide

191

of 769 officers

24.8% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident