Gary Allen Gaboury
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Sergeant

Gary Allen Gaboury

Vermont State Police — Waterbury, VT
Accident
End of Watch May 12, 1992
Age 35
Badge 410
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Gary Gaboury drowned while attempting to recover the body of a college student who had drowned while swimming in Huntington Gorge in Huntington, Vermont.

Survivors

Sergeant Gaboury is survived by his wife and three children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-VT-C0653327
Stewardship
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Gaboury served with the Vermont State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Vermont. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Gaboury.

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

Agency

Location Waterbury, VT
Platform Identity vsp.vt.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 12, 1992
Age 35
Badge Number 410
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Gary Allen Gaboury 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 VT, 12 of 31 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 38.7% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Vermont State Police, 3 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Vermont State Police
3
of 5 officers
60% Accident
VT — Statewide
12
of 31 officers
38.7% 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. Gary Allen Gaboury'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 Gary Allen Gaboury Compares

Age at End of Watch
35
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gary Allen Gaboury is highlighted in May.

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