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Officer Fred Goddard was accidentally shot and killed during a training exercise on Main Avenue and Stevens Street. Officer Goddard had served with the Spokane Police Department for two years and in law enforcement for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, four children, and brother.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Goddard gave the Spokane Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Spokane community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Goddard.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Spokane Police Department has lost 15 officers; 4 of them lost to accidents.
Fred is one of 111 officers lost to accidents in WA, 32.6% of the 340 remembered there.
Fred is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Fred is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.8% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1913, 1 officer in WA was lost to accidents, the 30th heaviest of 70 years on record. The heaviest was 1968, with 5.
In 1913, 35 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 112th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1913, 44 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 112th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Fred was 29. Of the 92 lost to accidents in WA whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 46.3; the middle age was 38. Fred had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Fred was 29. 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. Fred had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Fred was 29. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Fred had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
March holds 11.7% of these deaths in WA; November holds the most, 15.3%. Wednesdays: 15.3%.
March holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.
March holds 7.4% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.
How
Accident deaths account for 26.7% of all 15 deaths at Spokane Police Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 32.6% of all 340 deaths in WA, 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 29.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Spokane Police Department has 15 officers remembered here, Fred among them.
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Robert J. Rusk
Apr 22, 1886
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Ephraim John Hubbard
Sep 7, 1886
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Henry A. Stotko
Apr 4, 1905
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Alfred B. Waterbury
Oct 28, 1909
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John T. Sullivan
Jan 7, 1911
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Fred Arthur Wilson Goddard
Mar 5, 1913
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Michael F. Tynan
Jun 24, 1916
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William D. Nelson
Mar 19, 1920
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Frederick A. Germain
Jul 21, 1922
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Roy Fordyce
Nov 13, 1929
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John Henry Miller
Feb 12, 1939
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George P. Lancaster
Nov 18, 1943
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Brian Frederick Orchard
Jul 20, 1983
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Robbin B. Best
Feb 13, 1987
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Jon David Anderson
Jul 5, 2019
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 12-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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