Incident
Officer Hollowell succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident 10 months earlier. He was responding to a call when his motorcycle struck a dog at Throckmorton Street and Third Street. He was transported to a local hospital and drifted in and out of a comatose state for the next 10 months.
Officer Hollowell had previously served 10 years with the Waco Police Department. During that time, he had been shot or stabbed a total of 10 times while on duty. The injury sustained in the motorcycle accident, combined with a lung wound sustained in one of the previous stabbings, caused his death.
Officer Hollowell had been with the Fort Worth Police Department for 2 years, and had been in law enforcement for 12 years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Hollowell gave the Fort Worth Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Hollowell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Fort Worth Police Department has lost 59 officers; 19 of them lost to accidents.
R. is one of 657 officers lost to accidents in TX, 27.1% of the 2,422 remembered there.
R. is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
R. 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 1914, 1 officer at Fort Worth Police Department was lost to accidents, the 2nd heaviest of 18 years on record. The heaviest was 1952, with 2.
In 1914, 5 officers in TX were lost to accidents, the 54th heaviest of 136 years on record. The heaviest was 1994, with 14.
In 1914, 34 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 114th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1914, 49 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 105th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
R. was 41. Of the 19 lost to accidents at Fort Worth Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 27.5 and 39; the middle age was 33. R. had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 4 years.
R. was 41. Of the 626 lost to accidents in TX whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 46; the middle age was 36. R. had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
R. was 41. 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. R. had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
R. was 41. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. R. had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
December holds 10.5% of these deaths at Fort Worth Police Department; October holds the most, 15.8%. Saturdays: 10.5%.
December holds 11.7% of these deaths in TX, more than any other month. Saturdays: 18%.
December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.
December holds 8.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Saturdays: 14.7%.
How
Accident deaths account for 32.2% of all 59 deaths at Fort Worth Police Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 27.1% of all 2,422 deaths in TX, 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
Fort Worth Police Department has 59 officers remembered here, R. among them.
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C. Lee Waller
Jun 30, 1892
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Andrew J. Grimes
May 12, 1902
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John D. Nichols, Jr.
Dec 22, 1906
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William Addison Campbell
Aug 12, 1909
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James R. Dodd
Jan 27, 1912
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John A. Ogletree
May 15, 1913
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R. P. Hollowell
Dec 26, 1914
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G. Frank Coffey
Jun 26, 1915
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Peter Howard
Aug 16, 1915
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George Francis Conant
Oct 27, 1916
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Charles Edward Parsley
Sep 28, 1917
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Sterling Price Warren
May 7, 1919
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George G. Gresham
Apr 8, 1920
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Jeff C. Couch
Dec 20, 1920
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John D. Bell
Aug 13, 1921
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Webster C. Gentry
Apr 25, 1922
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Lewis J. Lewis, Jr.
Mar 7, 1923
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Bertram F. Brewster
Jan 13, 1925
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Frank Maco
Dec 23, 1926
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George Turner
May 20, 1928
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Joe V. Graham
May 10, 1935
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G. Parker Driskill
Nov 11, 1935
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William J. Courtney
Mar 24, 1938
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Thomas C. Bounds
Dec 9, 1938
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Marshall C. Kennedy
Jul 16, 1941
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Walton Odell Whatley, Jr.
Aug 2, 1949
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Henry E. Cleveland
Feb 7, 1952
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Charles W. Hoffman
Jun 17, 1952
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Namon L. Cox, Jr.
Jun 20, 1952
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Marvin Elton Wills, Sr.
Dec 25, 1955
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James L. Dowdy, Jr.
Jun 17, 1956
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Claude H. Harmon, Jr.
Oct 16, 1957
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Loy H. Walton
May 20, 1959
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Thaddeaus James Stevenson
Oct 25, 1961
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Jesse Montgomery
Feb 3, 1968
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Hal Clovis Stephenson
Oct 2, 1968
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Edward M. Belcher
Oct 29, 1971
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William Vernon Welch
May 21, 1973
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Henry Paul Mailloux
Nov 29, 1975
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Ludwig Bruno
Mar 2, 1977
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Randall Lynn Fletcher
Aug 31, 1977
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Jesse R. Parris
Sep 6, 1977
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Jimmie F. Chadwell
Dec 11, 1978
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Ronald G. Turner
Dec 20, 1978
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James Curtiss Gaul
Jan 10, 1979
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Kenneth Wayne Pendergraft
Apr 8, 1980
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Darrell Gene Moon
Jul 14, 1980
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Robert F. Camfield
Nov 19, 1983
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Walter Stephen Taylor
Oct 5, 1988
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Brent David Wisdom
Sep 2, 1992
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Donald James Manning
Jun 27, 1993
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Alan Frederick Chick
Dec 27, 1993
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Jesse Don Moorman
Mar 31, 1994
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Henry Nava, Jr.
Dec 1, 2005
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Dwayne N. Freeto
Dec 17, 2006
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Garrett Willis Hull
Sep 14, 2018
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Eric Gonzales
Jul 5, 2020
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Jon Arden Jenson
Oct 28, 2023
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Billy Randolph
Aug 12, 2024
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