Element Mitchell Ivanovich
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Deputy Constable

Element Mitchell Ivanovich

Accident
End of Watch April 2, 1927
Age 39
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Constable Element Ivanovich was struck and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic on the Galveston Causeway Bridge. He was taken to Galveston Hospital where he died later that day.

Deputy Constable Ivanovich had served with the agency for 6 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-TX-B38F79FC
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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Constable Ivanovich gave the Galveston County Constable's Office 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Galveston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Constable Ivanovich.

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

Agency

Location Galveston, TX
Platform Identity gccop2co.galveston.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 2, 1927
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 39
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Constable Element Mitchell Ivanovich 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%.

Galveston County Constable's Office - Precinct 2
1
of 1 officers
100% 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. Element Mitchell Ivanovich'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 Element Mitchell Ivanovich Compares

Age at End of Watch
39
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
6
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Element Mitchell Ivanovich is highlighted in Apr.

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