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Deputy Sheriff Paris was stuck and killed by an automobile during a foot pursuit with a bootlegger who had broken free from his arresting officer
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Paris served with the Greenville County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Greenville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Paris.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Greenville County Sheriff's Office has lost 17 officers; 3 of them lost to accidents.
Perry is one of 139 officers lost to accidents in SC, 31.4% of the 442 remembered there.
Perry is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Perry is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1930, 1 officer in SC was lost to accidents, the 42nd heaviest of 71 years on record. The heaviest was 1986, with 6.
In 1930, 113 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 3rd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1930, 131 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
Who
Perry was 36. Of the 120 lost to accidents in SC whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 41; the middle age was 34.
Perry was 36. 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.
Perry was 36. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
October holds 10.1% of these deaths in SC; June holds the most, 13.7%. Fridays: 20.1%.
October holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.1%.
October holds 9.2% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Fridays: 15%.
How
Accident deaths account for 17.6% of all 17 deaths at Greenville County Sheriff's Office, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 31.4% of all 442 deaths in SC, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Greenville County Sheriff's Office has 17 officers remembered here, Perry among them.
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Eli Pittman
Apr 30, 1906
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Edgar Cleveland Waldrop
Jun 26, 1910
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John Flemon Lindsey
Oct 5, 1914
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James Arthur Stewart
Aug 26, 1917
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Hendrix Rector
Jul 4, 1919
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George Matthew Myers
Sep 22, 1926
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Samuel D. Willis
Jun 11, 1927
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Perry Paris
Oct 24, 1930
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Robert Earle Thompson Oct 7, 1940
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John P. Martin
Sep 12, 1965
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Claude V. Southerlin, Jr.
Oct 31, 1966
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Rufus Frank Looper, III
Feb 1, 1975
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William Mahon Banks
Jun 9, 1989
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Marcus Lyman Whitfield
Aug 13, 1999
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Antonio Joselito Sapinoso
Apr 2, 2003
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Andrew John Mazur
Aug 17, 2003
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William Conley Jumper, Jr.
Oct 20, 2020
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 53-W
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