Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Eugene Tovrea and three other officers were killed the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900.
The storm, a category 4 hurricane, claimed the lives of over 8,000 citizens and destroyed over 1,500 acres of the city.
Officer Tovrea had served with the Galveston Police Department for 10 years.
Officer Tovrea's wife, four children, and mother-in-law were also killed in the hurricane.
He was survived by his parents and 11 siblings.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents and 11 siblings.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Tovrea gave the Galveston Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Galveston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Tovrea.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Samuel Eugene Tovrea 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 Galveston Police Department, 9 of 19 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Samuel Eugene Tovrea's cause is highlighted.
How Samuel Eugene Tovrea Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Samuel Eugene Tovrea is highlighted in Sep.
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