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Sergeant Gary Gaboury drowned while attempting to recover the body of a college student who had drowned while swimming in Huntington Gorge in Huntington, Vermont.
Survivors
Sergeant Gaboury is survived by his wife and three children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Gaboury served with the Vermont State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Vermont. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Gaboury.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Vermont State Police has lost 5 officers; 3 of them lost to accidents.
Gary is one of 12 officers lost to accidents in VT, 38.7% of the 31 remembered there.
Gary is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Gary is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.8% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1992, 1 officer in VT was lost to accidents, the 3rd heaviest of 10 years on record. The heaviest was 1935, with 2.
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
Gary was 35. Of the 12 lost to accidents in VT whose age is recorded, half were between 38 and 54.5; the middle age was 46.
Gary was 35. 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.
Gary was 35. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
May holds 25% of these deaths in VT, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 8.3%.
May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.
May holds 8.4% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Tuesdays: 14%.
How
Accident deaths account for 60% of all 5 deaths at Vermont State Police, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 38.7% of all 31 deaths in VT, the 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 29.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Vermont State Police has 5 officers remembered here, Gary among them.
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 47-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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