Gary L. Wade
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Trooper

Gary L. Wade

Maryland State Police — Pikesville, MD
Accident
End of Watch January 30, 1982
Age 25
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Gary Wade was struck and killed by a vehicle during a traffic stop on Kennedy Highway one-quarter mile south of the Havre de Grace exit.

Trooper Wade had served with the Maryland State Police for just over two years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Wade gave the Maryland State Police 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Maryland. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Wade.

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

Agency

Type State Police
Location Pikesville, MD
Platform Identity msp.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 30, 1982
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Gary 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 1982, 70 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 48th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Gary was 25. 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. Gary had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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Age by years of service
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When

January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.

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How

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

Every cause
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His people

Maryland State Police has 42 officers remembered here, Gary among them.

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Where

Trooper Gary L. Wade

Maryland State Police · End of Watch January 30, 1982

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 16-E

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