Bill C. Himstedt
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Corrections Officer

Bill C. Himstedt

Accident
End of Watch August 7, 1998
Age 61
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Corrections Officer Bill Himstedt was killed in a prison bus crash as he was transporting prisoners.

The bus overturned after he took evasive action to avoid striking a truck that turned onto the roadway in front of it on Highway 7 near Centerville, Texas.

Officer Himstedt had served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division for 20 years and was assigned to the Transportation Unit.

Survivors

He was survived by his son, daughter, brother, sister, and three grandchildren.

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20 years. You could have gone home.
Corrections Officer Himstedt gave the Texas Department of Criminal Justice 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Huntsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer Himstedt.

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

Agency

Type Corrections
Location Huntsville, Walker County, TX
Platform Identity tdcjcidcorr.walker.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 7, 1998
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Age 61
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Bill is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1998, 84 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 21st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Bill was 61. 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. Bill had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

August holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Fridays: 15.1%.

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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

Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division has at least 120 officers remembered here, Bill among them.

Across the years
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Where

Corrections Officer Bill C. Himstedt

Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division · End of Watch August 7, 1998

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 19-E

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