Lyle Herman
Agency patch
Corrections Officer

Lyle Herman

Felonious
End of Watch June 29, 1988
Age 37
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
The Vigil Panel 133 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Corrections Officer Lyle Herman succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier when he intervened in a robbery while off duty. Several men were robbing one of his neighbors. They attacked him when he intervened, beating and kicking him. Officer Herman suffered severe injuries and was taken to Sutter General Hospital, in Sacramento, where he died nine days later. One of the subjects was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to only two years in prison. Officer Herman had served with the California Department of Corrections for two years and was assigned to Folsom State Prison.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two sons, and daughter.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
neuraspine_01krbxtpgadjagfjx8fs5pqa84
Stewardship
Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw
August 2, 2026
Last updated
August 2, 2026

Honored here by 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Lyle. Claim this record.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Officer Herman gave the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer Herman.

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

Agency

Type Corrections
Location Sacramento, CA
Platform Identity cdcrcorr.sacramento.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 29, 1988
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Person

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Lyle is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

  1. See the roll
  2. See the roll
Compare against
I

Time

In 1988, 97 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 55th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
II

Who

Lyle was 37. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Lyle had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
III

When

June holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 12.9%.

By month
By day of the week
IV

How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was person, in 2% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
V

His people

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has 42 officers remembered here, Lyle among them.

Corrections Officer Lyle Herman

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation · End of Watch June 29, 1988

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 53-E

↑