Charles Edwin Cooke

Waller County Sheriff's Office — Hempstead, TX

Accident

End of Watch November 5, 1967

Age 59

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Chief Deputy Sheriff Charles Cooke was killed in an automobile accident when his patrol car struck the back of a truck parked on Highway 290, near Hempstead. He succumbed to his injuries five days later. Chief Deputy Cooke was survived by his wife and three sons. One of his sons, Chief Deputy Albert Cooke, was shot and killed in the line of duty while serving with the Waller County Sheriff's Office on April 18th, 1975.

Survivors

Chief Deputy Cooke was survived by his wife and three sons.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Cooke served with the Waller County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Hempstead community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Deputy Sheriff Cooke.

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

Agency

Department Waller County Sheriff's Office

Location Hempstead, TX

Platform Identity wcso.waller.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 5, 1967

Age 59

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Chief Deputy Sheriff Charles Edwin Cooke 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 Waller County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Waller County Sheriff's Office

of 5 officers

60% Accident

TX — Statewide

653

of 2,421 officers

27% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident