Edward Eugene Kennedy
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Assistant Chief

Edward Eugene Kennedy

Tennessee Highway Patrol — Nashville, TN
Accident
End of Watch August 22, 1934
Age 52
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Assistant Chief Ed Kennedy was killed in an automobile accident on Highway 70 in Crab Orchard, Tennessee.

Assistant Chief Kennedy served as the Knoxville Division Chief at the time of his death. He had served with the Tennessee Highway Patrol for 2 years. He is buried in Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Assistant Chief Kennedy gave the Tennessee Highway Patrol 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Tennessee. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Assistant Chief Kennedy.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Nashville, Davidson County, TN
Platform Identity thp.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 22, 1934
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 52
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Edward is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1934, 91 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 12th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Edward was 52. 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. Edward had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Wednesdays: 14.5%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Tennessee Highway Patrol has 41 officers remembered here, Edward among them.

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Where

Assistant Chief Edward Eugene Kennedy

Tennessee Highway Patrol · End of Watch August 22, 1934

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 63-W

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