James Lewis Dalrymple, Jr.
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Sergeant

James Lewis Dalrymple, Jr.

Accident
End of Watch June 5, 1978
Tour of Duty 22 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Dalrymple was killed in an automobile accident during a narcotics investigation. He was stationed in Austin and had been with the agency for 22 years.

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July 23, 2026

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22 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Dalrymple gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Dalrymple.

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

Agency

Location Austin, TX
Platform Identity tdpsthp.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 5, 1978
Tour of Duty 22 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant James Lewis Dalrymple, Jr. 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, 56 of 95 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 58.9% of this agency's fallen.

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol
56
of 95 officers
58.9% Accident
TX — Statewide
653
of 2,421 officers
27% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Lewis Dalrymple, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How James Lewis Dalrymple, Jr. Compares

Years of Service
22
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Lewis Dalrymple, Jr. is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897