Kelly Bernard Rolando
Incident
Correctional Officer Kelly Rolando was killed in a vehicle crash at 7:14 p.m. on the 54 Bypass in Mexico, Missouri.
Officer Rolando was returning to the Northeast Correctional Center in Bowling Green from a temporary assignment at the University Hospital in Columbia when he collided head-on with a vehicle traveling southbound.
He and the driver of the other vehicle were killed instantly.
Officer Rolando had served with the Missouri Department of Corrections for eight years.
Survivors
He is survived by his mother, father, grandmothers, grandfather, three sisters, and two brothers.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer I Rolando gave the Missouri Department of Corrections 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Missouri. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer I Rolando.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Missouri Department of Corrections has lost 20 officers; 2 of them lost to accidents.
Kelly is one of 242 officers lost to accidents in MO, 29.2% of the 829 remembered there.
Kelly is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Kelly is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2023, 2 officers in MO were lost to accidents, the 36th heaviest of 112 years on record. The heaviest was 1923, with 8.
In 2023, 43 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 106th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 2023, 46 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 110th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Kelly was 34. Of the 226 lost to accidents in MO whose age is recorded, half were between 26 and 42; the middle age was 33. Kelly had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
Kelly was 34. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Kelly had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Kelly was 34. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Kelly had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
October holds 8.7% of these deaths in MO; August holds the most, 12.8%. Sundays: 12.8%.
October holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Sundays: 14%.
October holds 9.2% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Sundays: 14%.
How
Accident deaths account for 10% of all 20 deaths at Missouri Department of Corrections, the 3rd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.2% of all 829 deaths in MO, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Missouri Department of Corrections has 20 officers remembered here, Kelly among them.
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William Bullard Jun 14, 1841
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Ephriam Allison
Nov 24, 1905
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John A. Clay Nov 24, 1905
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James W. Woods Mar 30, 1906
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Eli Jenkins Feb 28, 1918
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James Hart Feb 4, 1924
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Harold V. Atkinson
Jan 20, 1975
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Walter W. Farrow Jul 16, 1979
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Thomas Glenn Jackson, Sr.
Jul 3, 1983
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Rodney Charles Welch
Jan 14, 2002
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Debra Kay Collins
Mar 4, 2011
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Richard Allen Wright
Nov 19, 2020
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John Michael Bowe
Jan 27, 2021
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Leslie Lee Lentz
Jul 1, 2021
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Sonny Lee Orbin, Sr.
Jul 18, 2021
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Robert Lewis Welch, III
Jul 22, 2021
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Dennis Keith Bennett
Aug 12, 2021
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Jason Scott Pulliam
Oct 15, 2021
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John D. Luck
Dec 28, 2021
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Kelly Bernard Rolando
Oct 22, 2023
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 56-E
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