Trena Renee McLaughlin
Incident
Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Trena McLaughlin died as the result of Hepatitis C, which she had contracted after being stuck by a syringe while searching a vehicle in California.
On July 14th, 1994, she was searching a vehicle at the Temecula Border Patrol Station when her hand came in contact with the hidden syringe. She tested positive for Hepatitis C in 1998 and medically retired from the Border Patrol in 2002. She passed as a result of the disease on September 14th, 2009.
Agent McLaughlin had served with the United States Border Patrol for 18 years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Supervisory Border Patrol Agent McLaughlin gave the United States Department of Justice 18 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent McLaughlin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol has lost 68 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Trena is one of 137 officers lost to illness in DC, 9.7% of the 1,419 remembered there.
Trena is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Trena is one of 2,979 officers lost to illness worldwide, 8.7% of the 34,102 remembered here.
34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2009, 3 officers in DC were lost to illness, the 8th heaviest of 25 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 45.
In 2009, 19 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 17th heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.
In 2009, 24 officers worldwide were lost to illness, the 17th heaviest of 197 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 566.
Who
Trena was 59. Of the 136 lost to illness in DC whose age is recorded, half were between 45 and 56.3; the middle age was 51. Trena had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 19 years.
Trena was 59. Of the 1,996 lost to illness in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 42 and 58; the middle age was 51. Trena had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Trena was 59. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Trena had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
September holds 10.2% of these deaths in DC; October holds the most, 13.9%. Mondays: 18.2%.
September holds 11.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Mondays: 14.2%.
September holds 9.8% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Mondays: 14.6%.
How
Illness deaths account for 1.5% of all 68 deaths at United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, the 4th most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 9.7% of all 1,419 deaths in DC, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 8.7% of all 34,102 deaths worldwide, the 3rd most common cause.
Her people
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol has 68 officers remembered here, Trena among them.
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George E. Pringle
Dec 28, 1940
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Robert James Heibler
Sep 7, 1941
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Ralph W. Ramsey
Feb 26, 1942
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Garvis Feild Harrell
Apr 24, 1944
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Earl F. Fleckiger
Jun 23, 1945
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Ned D. Henderson
Nov 18, 1945
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Anthony L. Oneto
Mar 11, 1947
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Michael T. Box
Aug 29, 1950
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Richard David Clarke
Dec 18, 1950
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Edwin H. Wheeler
Jul 6, 1952
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William Franklin Buckelew
Jul 23, 1954
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Donald Kee
Jul 23, 1954
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James Martin Kirchner
Nov 15, 1954
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James M. Carter
Jun 6, 1956
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Douglas Carter Shute
Jun 6, 1956
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John A. Rector
Oct 16, 1956
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Archie L. Jennings
Apr 16, 1960
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Kenneth Leroy Carl
Jun 18, 1961
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Richard A. Lugo
May 14, 1967
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George F. Azrak
Jun 17, 1967
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Theodore L. Newton, Jr.
Jun 17, 1967
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Elgar B. Holliday
Oct 18, 1967
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Ralph L. Anderson
Oct 25, 1968
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James G. Burns
Dec 8, 1968
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Henley M. Goode, Jr.
Oct 11, 1969
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John S. Blue
Oct 4, 1973
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Friedrich Karl
Oct 4, 1973
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Edwin Curtis Dennis
Feb 4, 1974
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Lee L. Bounds
Mar 29, 1974
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Glenn A. Phillips
Jul 8, 1974
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Oscar Trevino Torres
Nov 30, 1974
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Jose Paz Gamez, Jr.
Apr 21, 1978
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Weldon Smith
Oct 19, 1979
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Victor Contreras Ochoa
Mar 11, 1983
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Thomas Kent Byrd
Nov 21, 1983
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Manuel Salcido, Jr.
Jan 2, 1985
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Lester Lee Haynie
Jun 14, 1985
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Norman Ray Salinas
Aug 4, 1986
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John Robert McCravey
Feb 23, 1987
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Josiah Blaine Mahar
Sep 23, 1988
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David Franklin Roberson
Jul 14, 1989
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Keith Connelly
Sep 6, 1989
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John Donald Keenan
Nov 27, 1989
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Louis Deitrich Stahl
Jun 13, 1992
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Jose Angel Nava
Jan 7, 1995
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Luis A. Santiago
Mar 28, 1995
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Xavier Guadalupe Magdaleno
May 10, 1995
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Lawrence B. Pierce, Jr.
Aug 17, 1995
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Jefferson L. Barr
Jan 19, 1996
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Aurelio Esparz Valencia
Jan 26, 1996
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Michael Wayne Barnes
Dec 12, 1996
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Miguel Javier Maldonado
Mar 10, 1997
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Stephen Clay Starch
Jun 14, 1997
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Alexander Sanderlieb Kirpnick
Jun 3, 1998
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Susan Lynn Rodriguez
Jul 7, 1998
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Ricardo Guillermo Salinas
Jul 7, 1998
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Thomas J. Williams
Oct 20, 1998
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Jesus A. de la Ossa
Oct 20, 1998
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Walter Scott Panchison
Oct 23, 1998
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Rene B. Garza
Jan 20, 1999
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Stephen Michael Sullivan
Mar 27, 1999
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John Charles Gigax
Nov 7, 1999
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Daniel Miles James, Jr.
Mar 3, 2001
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Jason Christopher Panides
Apr 4, 2001
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Eloy Hernandez
Jan 16, 2002
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Roberto Javier Duran
May 6, 2002
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Catherine Mary Hill
Oct 25, 2002
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Trena Renee McLaughlin
Sep 14, 2009
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
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