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Maurice C. Luck
Incident
Conservation Officer Maurice Luck was accidentally shot and killed with his own revolver when it fell from its holster in Sandusky, Michigan. He was having his department car serviced at a local garage when the gun fell from its holster, struck the ground, and discharged as he was stepping out of the vehicle. He succumbed to his wound the following day.
Survivors
Officer Luck was survived by his parents and sister.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Conservation Officer Luck served with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Thank you for your service to the Lansing community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Conservation Officer Luck.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Michigan Department of Natural Resources has lost 15 officers; 10 of them lost to accidents.
Maurice is one of 224 officers lost to accidents in MI, 31.9% of the 703 remembered there.
Maurice is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Maurice 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 1938, 1 officer at Michigan Department of Natural Resources was lost to accidents, the 2nd heaviest of 9 years on record. The heaviest was 1932, with 2.
In 1938, 1 officer in MI was lost to accidents, the 66th heaviest of 98 years on record. The heaviest was 1928, with 8.
In 1938, 89 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 15th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1938, 100 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 21st heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Maurice was 29. Of the 9 lost to accidents at Michigan Department of Natural Resources whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 48; the middle age was 37.
Maurice was 29. Of the 212 lost to accidents in MI whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 43; the middle age was 34.
Maurice 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.
Maurice 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.
When
March holds 10% of these deaths at Michigan Department of Natural Resources; November holds the most, 20%. Wednesdays: 30%.
March holds 6.3% of these deaths in MI; August holds the most, 14.3%. Wednesdays: 13.4%.
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 66.7% of all 15 deaths at Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 31.9% of all 703 deaths in MI, 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
Michigan Department of Natural Resources has 15 officers remembered here, Maurice among them.
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Julius A. Salmonson
Nov 15, 1908
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Patrick Thomas Waters May 29, 1923
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Arvid Erickson
Sep 29, 1926
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Emil Skoglund
Sep 29, 1926
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Theron Adherbal Craw
Nov 5, 1928
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Elgin C. McDonough
Dec 21, 1932
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Karl S. Zimmerman
Dec 21, 1932
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Andrew Schmeltz
Oct 21, 1936
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Maurice C. Luck
Mar 16, 1938
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Carlyle B. Smith
May 11, 1943
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Thomas J. Mellon
Oct 23, 1947
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Edward Carl Starback
Aug 8, 1957
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Gerald F. Welling
Sep 10, 1972
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Vernon Scott Averill
Feb 1, 1986
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Arthur Adolph Green, III
Aug 9, 2015
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 40-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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