William James Marie
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Deputy Sheriff

William James Marie

Accident
End of Watch March 19, 1994
Age 42
Badge 104
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Bill Marie was killed when the helicopter he was piloting crashed into a swampy area near North Branford, Connecticut. The Lake County Sheriff's Office had purchased the surplus Hughes 369A helicopter from the Rhode Island Army National Guard and Deputy Marie had just picked it up to fly it to Florida. He had taken off from Quonset State Airport in Rhode Island and was flying to Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey when the engine lost power. He was attempting to make an emergency landing in a meadow when he crashed into several trees south of Middletown Avenue, near Woods Hill Road.

Survivors

Deputy Marie is survived by his wife and daughter.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Marie served with the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Tavares community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Marie.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Tavares, Lake County, FL
Platform Identity lcso.lake.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 19, 1994
Age 42
Badge Number 104
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

William is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1994, 81 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 26th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

William was 42. 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.

Age at death
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When

March holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.

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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

Lake County Sheriff's Office has 10 officers remembered here, William among them.

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Where

Deputy Sheriff William James Marie

Lake County Sheriff's Office · End of Watch March 19, 1994

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 47-W

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