Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Dowdy succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier when he was struck by a vehicle. Patrolman Dowdy was directing traffic exiting the shipyards at Main Street and Sterling Street (Sterling Street is current day State Highway 225). Patrolman Dowdy was taken to Pasadena Hospital, where he died two days later. Patrolman Dowdy was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Pasadena Police Department for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- 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.
Patrolman Dowdy gave the Pasadena Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pasadena 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
Arthur Claude Dowdy served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Arthur Claude Dowdy 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 Pasadena Police Department, 2 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arthur Claude Dowdy's cause is highlighted.
How Arthur Claude Dowdy Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur Claude Dowdy is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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