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Agent Ricky Dodge was killed when his ATV flipped over as he was returning from a call regarding a game violation in the Spring Bayou Wildlife Management Area in Avoyelles Parish. His ATV overturned into a ditch along a dirt road near Old River, near Mansura, Louisiana. Agent Dodge had served with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for 12 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Agent Dodge gave the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baton Rouge community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Agent Dodge.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has lost 11 officers; 7 of them lost to accidents.
Ricky is one of 180 officers lost to accidents in LA, 30.3% of the 595 remembered there.
Ricky is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Ricky is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,102 remembered here.
34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1992, 1 officer at Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries was lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1992, 2 officers in LA were lost to accidents, the 25th heaviest of 94 years on record. The heaviest was 1999, with 8.
In 1992, 60 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 73rd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1992, 73 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 70th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Ricky was 37. Of the 7 lost to accidents at Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries whose age is recorded, half were between 35.5 and 48; the middle age was 37. Ricky had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 14 years.
Ricky was 37. Of the 148 lost to accidents in LA whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Ricky had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 8 years.
Ricky was 37. 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. Ricky had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Ricky was 37. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Ricky had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
January holds 14.3% of these deaths at Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; March holds the most, 28.6%. Mondays: 14.3%.
January holds 7.2% of these deaths in LA; April holds the most, 11.1%. Mondays: 13.9%.
January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.4%.
January holds 8.1% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Mondays: 13.5%.
How
Accident deaths account for 63.6% of all 11 deaths at Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30.3% of all 595 deaths in LA, 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 34,102 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has 11 officers remembered here, Ricky among them.
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Robert J. Sellers, Sr.
Mar 13, 1923
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Frank E. Fagot, Jr. Nov 29, 1927
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Edward Morgan Apr 5, 1930
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Beuford Calvin Patterson
Oct 27, 1948
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Kenneth Dale Aycock
Jul 6, 1991
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Ricky Dodge
Jan 20, 1992
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Leon Henderson, Jr.
Mar 30, 1996
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John M. Garlington
Feb 10, 2000
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Jim Robyn Bennet Matkin
Mar 2, 2005
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Paul Berches Stuckey
Sep 30, 2011
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Immanuel James Washington
Jul 19, 2018
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 45-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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