Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Gary Fraid, a member of his agency's scuba team, drowned while performing a practice dive in Lake Michigan at 1:40 pm. Patrolman Fraid was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the Kenosha Police Department for six years. He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, parents, three brothers, and a sister. One of his brothers also served with the agency.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, parents, three brothers, and a sister.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- 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.
Patrolman Fraid gave the Kenosha Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kenosha community, and 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
Gary W. Fraid served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Gary W. Fraid 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 Kenosha Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gary W. Fraid's cause is highlighted.
How Gary W. Fraid Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gary W. Fraid is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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