Gerry Lanell Ivie
Lieutenant

Gerry Lanell Ivie

Accident
End of Watch July 2, 1987
Age 51
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Lieutenant Gerry Ivie was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer at a roadblock which had been set up to catch a suspect.

Lieutenant Ivie had served with the Duchesne County Sheriff's Department for over 20 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and six children.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-UT-7997CA4F
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

20 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Ivie gave the Duchesne County Sheriff's Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Duchesne community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Ivie.

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

Agency

Location Duchesne, UT
Platform Identity dcso.duchesne.ut.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 2, 1987
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Age 51
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Lieutenant Gerry Lanell Ivie 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 UT, 49 of 138 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 35.5% of this state's fallen. That is 4.5 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

Duchesne County Sheriff's Dept.
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
UT — Statewide
49
of 138 officers
35.5% 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. Gerry Lanell Ivie'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 Gerry Lanell Ivie Compares

Age at End of Watch
51
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
20
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gerry Lanell Ivie is highlighted in Jul.

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