Ronny Lee Garcia
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Officer

Ronny Lee Garcia

Beaumont Police Department — Beaumont, TX
Accident
End of Watch May 19, 1970
Age 23
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 3 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Ronny Garcia and Officer Jack Pickering died from carbon monoxide poisoning while conducting a stakeout. The car they were using developed an exhaust leak as it idled. Officer Garcia had served with the Beaumont Police Department for 16 months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and son.

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You barely got started.
Officer Garcia gave the Beaumont Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Beaumont community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Garcia.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Beaumont, Jefferson County, TX
Platform Identity bpd.jefferson.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 19, 1970
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 3 mo
Age 23
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Ronny 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 1970, 90 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 13th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Ronny was 23. 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. Ronny had served 1.2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

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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

Beaumont Police Department has 21 officers remembered here, Ronny among them.

Officer Ronny Lee Garcia

Beaumont Police Department · End of Watch May 19, 1970

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 58-E

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