Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Hanlin succumbed to injuries received five years earlier when he was involved in an accident while responding to an accident on the Mount Baker Highway near Derning. Patrolman Hanlin's paddy wagon slid on the snowy road surface and overturned. Patrolman Hanlin suffered a head injury which resulted in his hospitalization and death.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Hanlin served with the Washington State Patrol.
Thank you for your service to the people of Washington. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Hanlin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Thomas J. Hanlin 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%.
At Washington State Patrol, 23 of 34 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 67.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas J. Hanlin's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas J. Hanlin Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas J. Hanlin is highlighted in May.
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