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Park Ranger V

Catherine E. Secor

Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission — Olympia, WA

Accident

End of Watch May 9, 2000

Age 41

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

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Gender Female

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Ranger Catherine Secor was killed in an automobile accident near Blewett Pass while en route to the Eastern Region Headquarters following a meeting in Issaquah.

She was riding in the backseat of the vehicle when the driver of a tractor-trailer lost control in the wet road conditions and sideswiped the vehicle, causing it to crash and burst into flames. Ranger Secor was trapped inside and died at the scene.

Ranger Secor was the Head Ranger and Manager of Lincoln Rock State Park and had served with the Washington State Parks for 13 years.

Survivors

She is survived by her mother, father, stepmother, and four siblings.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Park Ranger V Secor gave the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Olympia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Park Ranger V Secor.

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

Agency

Department Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission

Location Olympia, WA

Platform Identity wsprc.thurston.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 9, 2000

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

Age 41

Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Park Ranger V Catherine E. Secor 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 WA, 111 of 339 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.7% of this state's fallen. That is 1.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission

of 1 officers

100% Accident

WA — Statewide

111

of 339 officers

32.7% 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. Catherine E. Secor'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 Catherine E. Secor Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service