Roll of Honor
Incident
Thank you for who you were, who you helped me to be then, and who you have helped me become now. Thank you for Diane, Dan, Doug, Tim, Sherry, and Andy. They were siblings in my heart and a relatively stable set of people to count on when I had nothing and nobody else. Thank you for the homemade pizza nights, the walkie-talkie hide-and-seek, the weeks at the Bavarian, the beach (and the sunburns!), and the last-day antics (that at least once ended with Peggy in the lake). Thank you for your friendship, your service, and your love. I carry so much within me that would not exist without having been loved by you, and I am so deeply grateful for every minute of those almost-7 years that you were in my life.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Reuter gave the Grant County Sheriff's Office 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lancaster community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Reuter.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Thomas L. Reuter is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In WI, 159 of 317 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50.2% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas L. Reuter's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas L. Reuter Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 25 years to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas L. Reuter is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Thomas L. Reuter was killed by shotgun; 12 gauge.