Roll of Honor
Denny F. "Boe" Gallaway, Jr.
Incident
Sergeant Boe Gallaway drowned while attempting to rescue a man from the Trinity River.
The man, a U.S. Marine Corps service member who had just returned from serving in Iraq, had attempted to rescue a woman and child from the river when he, too, became caught in its current.
Upon arriving at the scene, Sergeant Gallaway immediately entered the water in an attempt to save the man. Both Sergeant Gallaway and the man became caught in debris and the rough currents and drowned. The woman and child were rescued.
Sergeant Gallaway had served with the San Jacinto County Constable's Office for one year and previously served with the Polk County Sheriff's Office for seven years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three sons.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Gallaway gave the San Jacinto County Constable's Office 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Shepherd community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Gallaway.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Denny F. "Boe" Gallaway, Jr. 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Denny F. "Boe" Gallaway, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Denny F. "Boe" Gallaway, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Denny F. "Boe" Gallaway, Jr. is highlighted in Sep.