Tom P. Holland
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Patrolman

Tom P. Holland

Accident
End of Watch April 23, 1969
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Holland was killed when his patrol car was struck by a train. He had been with the agency for ten years and was stationed at Beaumont.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Holland served with the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Holland.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Austin, Travis County, TX
Platform Identity tdpsthp.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 23, 1969
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Tom is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1969, 62 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 70th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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When

April holds 7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.

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By day of the week
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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

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol has 96 officers remembered here, Tom among them.

Across the years

Patrolman Tom P. Holland

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol · End of Watch April 23, 1969

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 61-W

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