Marvin Alton Winter
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Constable

Marvin Alton Winter

Accident
End of Watch December 4, 1937
Age 59
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Gender Male

Incident

Constable Marvin Winter was killed when he was struck by two different automobiles while directing traffic at the scene of a truck accident on State Highway 35 (modern-day U.S. Route 59) in Humble.

He succumbed to his injuries early the next morning.

Constable Winter was survived by his wife and two children.

Survivors

Constable Winter was survived by his wife and two children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Winter served with the Harris County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Spring community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Winter.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Spring, Harris County, TX
Platform Identity hccop4co.harris.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 4, 1937
Age 59
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Struck by vehicle

The Sacrifice · Accident

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

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1937, 95 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 10th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Marvin was 59. 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.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

December holds 8.9% 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

Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 4 has 4 officers remembered here, Marvin among them.

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Where

Constable Marvin Alton Winter

Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 4 · End of Watch December 4, 1937

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 35-E

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