Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Reggie Thomas suffered a fatal stroke while on patrol at Airport Way South and South Doris Street in Seattle at 12:18 pm.
He lost control of the patrol car and hit a parked vehicle on the side of the road. The passenger who was sitting in her car at the time of the crash died at the scene. He was transported to Harborview Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries nine days later.
Deputy Thomas was a United States Army veteran and had served with the King County Sheriff's Office for 30 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his mother.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Thomas gave the King County Sheriff's Office 30 years.
Thank you for your service to the Seattle community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Reginald Bernard Thomas served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Deputy Sheriff Reginald Bernard Thomas is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In WA, 19 of 339 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 5.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At King County Sheriffs Dept., 1 of 18 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 5.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Reginald Bernard Thomas's cause is highlighted.
How Reginald Bernard Thomas Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
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