Roll of Honor
Incident
Captain Thomas Beahm was traveling between work sites when his vehicle was struck head-on by another vehicle north of Rosendale, Wisconsin. A tractor-trailer had rear-ended another car that was stopped on Highway 26 while attempting to turn left onto Frank Road. The impact pushed the vehicle into Captain Beahm's path. Captain Beahm and the woman driving the other car were both killed. An officer riding with Captain Beahm was seriously injured. Captain Beahm had served with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections for 14 years.
Survivors
He is survived by two children, fiancee, parents, a brother, and three sisters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Captain Beahm gave the Wisconsin Department of Corrections 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Wisconsin. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Beahm.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Captain Thomas M. Beahm 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 WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Wisconsin Department of Corrections, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas M. Beahm's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas M. Beahm Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas M. Beahm is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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