Richard E. McGilvery served in the U.S. Army for 2 years and 11 months. Richard served during the years of the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
Detective Richard McGilvery was accidentally shot and killed when his revolver fell out of his holster, hit the ground, and discharged, striking him, while he was chasing a burglary suspect on the Douglass Campus. Detective McGilvery and his partner were responding to a break-in in progress on Nichol Street. They split up and at 10:55 pm, his partner heard a single gunshot. He was transported to Saint Peter's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:43 pm. A single bullet had pierced his liver and lung. Detective McGilvery had served with the Rutgers University Police for seven years.
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In tribute
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective McGilvery gave the Rutgers University Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Brunswick community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective McGilvery.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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