Roger Carl Henarie
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Police Officer

Roger Carl Henarie

San Antonio Police Department — San Antonio, TX
Accident
End of Watch April 13, 1990
Age 25
Tour of Duty 11 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Henarie, 25, was killed when he was responding to back up an officer who was stopping a stolen vehicle. Officer Henarie lost control of his cruiser on a curve and crashed. He had been with the department for 11 months.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Henarie served with the San Antonio Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the San Antonio community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Henarie.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location San Antonio, Bexar County, TX
Platform Identity sapd.bexar.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 13, 1990
Tour of Duty 11 mo
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

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

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1990, 66 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 64th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Roger was 25. 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. Roger had served 0.9 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

April holds 7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. 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.

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His people

San Antonio Police Department has 64 officers remembered here, Roger among them.

Across the years

Police Officer Roger Carl Henarie

San Antonio Police Department · End of Watch April 13, 1990

Where the Name Is Cut

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