Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Thomas was killed in a motorcycle accident involving a fire engine responding to a two-alarm fire. Officer Thomas heard the fire engine approaching and was attempting to get to the intersection to stop oncoming traffic. He entered the intersection of Caroline Street and Texas Street at the same time as the fire engine and struck the back of it. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries ten hours later the next day.
Survivors
Officer Thomas was survived by his wife, parents, three brothers and sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Motorcycle Officer Thomas served with the Houston Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Motorcycle Officer Thomas.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Motorcycle Officer C. F. Thomas 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 Houston Police Department, 29 of 117 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. C. F. Thomas's cause is highlighted.
How C. F. Thomas Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. C. F. Thomas is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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