Delaware's Finest

 

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DELAWARE STATE POLICE
DEPARTED TROOPERS
RETIRED and ACTIVE DUTY 

 

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DELAWARE STATE POLICE
Retired Personnel Date of Passing,
Active Duty who passed while Off Duty
and Line Of Duty Deaths 

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 2023

Thomas E. Logullo 008           01/09/2023
Douglas W. Booker 331           01/15/2023
Edmund F. "Ed" Finley, Jr. 339           02/28/2023
Richard J. "Dickie" Marvel 471           04/03/2023
Phillip W. Darby 034           05/09/2023

 2022

Valvert L. Fox 213           01/12/2022
John W. Dudzinski 0363           02/19/2022
Joseph M. Condron 012           03/31/2022
Thomas M. Gooding 340           04/06/2022
Paris D. Mitchell, Sr. 083           07/27/2022
Albert J. Ament, Jr. 300           07/29/2022
Robert T. Wirt 203           10/02/2022
John F. Tharan 388           11/15/2022

 2021

Leah K. Flynn 561           01/14/2021
James L. Cazer 335           02/08/2021
Lynn R. Bullock 334           03/18/2021
Robert J. Yonker 125           03/20/2021
Timothy F. "Stan" Staniszewski 170           03/22/2021
Barry M. Smith 061           04/11/2021
Paul R. Kane 437           04/22/2021
Michael F. Gunning 433           04/24/2021
James J. Phalan 354           04/29/2021
Jack I. Hampton 072           05/12/2021
Paul F. Donahue 014           07/24/2021
John P. Bisbee 302           08/20/2021
William H. "Sherk" Sherkey 387           09/07/2021
Gerald H. "Jerry" Winnington 205           09/29/2021
George E. Brewington, Jr. 159           10/20/2021
Wilson James "Jim" Murray, Jr. 348           11/06/2021
Layman F. Jackson 105           12/31/2021

 2020

Ray J. Bryan 251           01/14/2020
Clarke V. Jester 131           03/07/2020
H. Thomas Littel 022           03/25/2020
Allen E. Riley 248           04/26/2020
Robert F. Ferrier 080           06/21/2020
Terry F. Hearn 406           07/26/2020
Carl W. Williams 053           08/12/2020
Ronald J. Torgerson 389           09/30/2020
Kenneth E. Thompson 481           10/04/2020
Ronald L. Pierson 385           10/25/2020
Kevin J. Smith 181           11/02/2020
John R. Alstadt, Jr. 027           11/19/2020
Bradford P. Powns 076           11/27/2020
Warren F. Schueler, Sr.           12/04/2020

 2019

Harry W. "Hap" Crystal 098           01/05/2019
Arnold C. Wells 047           01/05/2019
Edward H. "Monk" Horney           03/15/2019
H. Jerry Marvel 004           05/22/2019
E. Wayne "Woody" Morris 142           05/27/2019
Martin E. "Marty" Naugle 384           06/17/2019
Ronald D. Mears 210           06/17/2019
William T. Willin, Jr. 128           08/03/2019
Stephen J. Rinaldi, Sr. 356           08/16/2019
Richard D. Flynn, Sr.           08/17/2019
George E. Brown 370           10/25/2019

 2018

Charles E. "Cap" Wilkins 077           03/07/2018
Robert H. Collison 122           03/09/2018
Firman C. Argoe 204           03/19/2018
William D. Clark 040           03/22/2018
Robert D. Mitchell           03/27/2018
George W. Dick 134           06/11/2018
Cpl/3 William F. Matt 729       Off Duty       07/09/2018
George W. Farrell 132           07/29/2018
Dewey C. Evans Jr.           11/05/2018
Franz J. Rassman, Jr 007           12/23/2018

 2017

Lewis H. Pinkett, Jr 146           01/18/2017
William A. Willey 219           01/21/2017
Charles E. "Skip" Venable 233           01/26/2017
David J. Kline 636           02/20/2017
James A. "Reds" Nilan, Jr. 089           04/01/2017
Cpl/3 Richard E. Long, Jr. 373       Off Duty       04/10/2017
Cpl/1 Stephen J. Ballard 1305       Line of Duty       04/26/2017
William M. Tiley 005           05/14/2017
Robert G. Haman #111           06/01/2017
Irvin B. Saxton, Jr. 060           06/12/2017
Hugh J. "Sonny" Craig 402           06/23/2017
Wayne T. Mitchell 071           07/27/2017
Oswald E. "Bill" Denney 075           08/17/2017
Ronald P. Lynch 108           11/20/2017
Sgt. Rodney H. Bond Jr. 448       Off Duty       11/24/2017
John F. Van Sant III           11/27/2017
Charles R. Burris, Jr. 147           12/03/2017
Donald "Jean" Stevenson 419           12/20/2017

 2016

John H. French, Jr. 050           01/14/2016
Joseph Benjamin "Ben" Ewing, Jr 200           01/26/2016
John Harrison "Jake" Richardson III 215           03/29/2016
Eugene R. "Gene" White           05/25/2016
Frank G. Melvin, Jr. 102           07/22/2016
Robert J. Raetz, Jr. 415           07/29/2016
Randall C. "Randy" Mosley 093           08/17/2016
James H. Owen 351           09/12/2016
Gerald L. Reynolds 231           11/02/2016
David W. Voss 483           12/20/2016
Charles E. Nabb           12/30/2016

 2015

Raymond Taraila 094           02/01/2015
William J. Warren III 391           03/29/2015
George H. Bullen, Jr.           03/30/2015
Raymond X. Querey 048           05/01/2015
Peter W. Steil 002           05/18/2015

 2014

William H. "Herbie" Knotts 133           01/05/2014
William C. Andreavich 062           01/20/2014
Donald L. Beebe 196           03/14/2014
Russell E. Wiedenmann 042           04/16/2014
John D. "Jack" Heverin III 140           04/30/2014
Kenneth Sutton III 180           06/15/2014
John C. Matthews 001           07/07/2014
Gene L. Cane 029           08/26/2014
Earl L. Emerson 206           10/15/2014
Clifford G. "Biff" Lee 409           12/02/2014
George W. Lightcap III 003           12/31/2014

 2013

Arthur J. "Art" McGee 202           01/24/2013
Thomas A. "Andy" Roth 173           03/22/2013
James E. Jackson III           03/29/2013
James W. "JP" Parker 197           05/24/2013
James T. Lagarelli 175           05/28/2013
Irvin W. "Mickey" Little, Sr.           06/26/2013
Donald S. Lawson, Sr.           07/26/2013
Cpl/1 Andrew D. Everett 1110       Off Duty       11/18/2013

 2012

Robert C. "Bo" Jack 254           03/11/2012
Richard L. "Dick" Major, Jr. 313           05/10/2012
John R. "Jack" Brockell 266           07/24/2012

 2011

James D. Spicer 198           03/22/2011
John W. Dickson 157           06/13/2011
Irvin B. Smith, Jr. 009           07/01/2011
Sewell D. Scott 191           08/06/2011
Horace B. Willey, Jr.           09/28/2011
Kenneth S. King 046           10/23/2011
Clement C. Schilling           11/04/2011
Stephen "Paul" Hudson 112           11/18/2011
James E. "Jimmy" Turner, Jr.           12/02/2011
Howard Tuxward           12/23/2011

 2010

Gregory M. "BoSar" Sarley 153           01/14/2010
William A. Douty, Jr.           06/25/2010
John W. Walls, Jr.           07/10/2010
Edward A. "Ward" Gagnon, Jr. 276           07/29/2010
Earl E. Clark, Jr.           11/28/2010

 2009

Forrest H. Purdy 171           01/28/2009
William C. Zook 187           03/06/2009
Robert F. Stuart           03/21/2009
Wesley C. Short           04/07/2009
Cpl Joshua A. T. Giddings 408       Off Duty       05/26/2009
Robert D. Bergstrom 301           08/11/2009
Charles E. Parker 209           08/27/2009
Donald R. Long 283           10/18/2009
Charles R. Skinner           10/29/2009
John F. Boyer, Jr.           10/30/2009
Richard P. "Dickie" Schueler 275           11/02/2009
Richard M. "Rick" Santobianco 158           11/15/2009
Wallace P. "Wally" Townsend           11/26/2009
Thomas H. Everett           12/16/2009

 2008

George H. Scholz           03/18/2008
William W. Hutchison           03/22/2008
Edward J. Petka, Sr. 155           03/26/2008
Howard E. "Bud" Pinder, Jr. 208           06/28/2008
Homer H. Bramble, Jr.           09/19/2008
Bruce H. Peachey, Jr. 175           11/15/2008
Leo E. Daney, Sr.           12/04/2008
John P. Ferguson           12/17/2008

 2007

Eugene "Gene" Furman 220           02/24/2007
Franklin A. "Frank" Klair 143           05/24/2007
John H. "Buck" Owings 588           07/10/2007
Clyde Jesse Whalen, Jr. 392           09/02/2007
James T. Vaughn           10/10/2007
William J. "Piggy" Russell 323           10/17/2007
Paul E. Alexander 101           11/09/2007

 2006

George H. Lynch           01/06/2006
Paul G. Rimmer 322       02/08/2006
John F. "Jack" Maher 284       03/09/2006
Fred W. Hurlburt       04/22/2006
James R. Spillan, Sr. 026       05/23/2006
Charles G. "Jerry" Lamb       05/26/2006
Clark S. "Pete" Sheldon 054       08/02/2006
Cpl/2 Antonio DiAlessandro 855       Off Duty       10/28/2006

 2005

James Thomas Pappas, Jr. 318           02/19/2005
William F. Thorpe, III 106           03/21/2005
Jay Gray Sipple 418           04/19/2005
Jackson P. Esham 092           05/28/2005
Russell B. Mears           06/04/2005
James P. McGrory           06/19/2005
William V. Steen III 261           06/21/2005
Robert M. Cardwell, Jr.           08/14/2005
Gary J. Pinson 319           09/25/2005
Robert J. Forenski 237           09/27/2005
Richard H. "Dick" Roberts 357           11/04/2005
Edward G. Serman, Jr. 242           12/17/2005
Henry Kuratle, Jr.           12/17/2005
Robert Lee West 023           12/30/2005

 2004

Michael Pietruczenia 117           01/24/2004
Marion L. "Barney" Foxwell 030           02/15/2004
Albert J. Homiak, Sr.           03/15/2004
Charles E. "Pete" Hughes           03/23/2004
Preston L. Beauchamp 100           03/24/2004
Cpl Christopher M. Shea 348       Line of Duty       07/18/2004
Jerry Lee Sterling 156           08/21/2004
W. Gordon Clark           10/17/2004
Allen J. Wentz           10/17/2004
Hugh T. "Tim" Collins           11/27/2004
Joseph Louis Eckrich, Sr.           12/24/2004
Robert T. Leonard           12/31/2004

 2003

William James Wells                         01/22/2003
John J. Davis, Jr.                         02/16/2003
Donald Kelly Foster 078                         04/18/2003
William B. Fugate 019                         06/06/2003
William H. Porter 445                         11/26/2003

 2002

Louis A. Rickards 235     02/03/2002
Richard M. Thompson 296     05/07/2002
Ernest S. Spence, Jr.     05/27/2002
Cpl/3 Ronald G. Williams, Jr. 653      Off Duty       08/09/2002
Francis E. Melvin     08/30/2002
George N. Owens       09/19/2002
James R. Whaley 245     09/28/2002

 2001

Cpl Frances M. Collender 111       Line of Duty       02/06/2001
Thomas E. Hartnett 405     04/17/2001
Robert M. Hall     05/22/2001
Charles L. Sipple     10/22/2001
Donald J. O'Conner     11/23/2001
Lewis D. Broadbent 091     11/24/2001

 2000

William Knecht Jr.       05/28/2000
Charles H. Davis 337       07/14/2000
Thomas M. Clark 270       09/26/2000
John F. Evans 229       11/07/2000
C. Preston Poore, Sr.       11/13/2000

 1999

Coleman Stoops       02/27/1999
Thomas J. Carney       03/15/1999
Walter J. "Spike" Kovalevich 281       08/31/1999

  1998

William R. W. "Toby" Warren 063       01/02/1998
Wayne D. Broadwater 250       02/23/1998
Ralph D. Knotts, Jr.       03/25/1998
John A. Pomeroy 154       03/26/1998
William F. Bishop       04/26/1998
John W. Conrad       04/26/1998
George F. Schmalhofer       05/04/1998
Stanley Raymund 006       05/21/1998
Richard B. Howell       06/19/1998
John L. Short, Jr.       08/11/1998
Aubrey R. Cordry, Sr. 201       09/19/1998
William W. "Wally" David 043       10/10/1998
Gerald J. "Doc" Dougherty       11/24/1998
Joseph F. Rowan 066       11/24/1998
Carl Derrick       11/28/1998
Walter J. Schaffer       12/07/1998

  1997

T. Eugene Womach       01/23/1997
Russell D. Jones       01/26/1997
Norval R. Robinson       02/02/1997
Clarence R. O'Neal, Sr. 160       03/04/1997
Joseph B. Ferguson       06/20/1997
C. Richard Vaughn       07/18/1997
John J. Randolph       12/23/1997

  1996

Tpr Sandra M. Wagner 939       Line of Duty       04/05/1996
Harvey A. Blood       04/21/1996
Herbert Barnes, Sr.       08/04/1996
John W. Brickner       09/29/1996
Ralph I. Richardson, Jr. 171       11/22/1996
Edward M. Ryan, Sr.       12/28/1996

 1995

John F. Chadick 400       04/15/1995
Robert S. Regan       05/02/1995
Gorden A. Donahue 199       06/05/1995
James E. Turner, Sr.       06/16/1995
William J. Carson       07/27/1995

  1994

Horace W. Short 259       01/30/1994
Burrill F. "Tim" McCoy, Sr.       05/17/1994
William G. Manchester 285           05/28/1994
Charles F. Dolan       08/02/1994
Charles M. Cullen       11/30/1994

  1993

Harry G. Stevens       02/15/1993
Harry J. Maichle 025       04/02/1993
Edgar D. Morris       04/25/1993
Everett H. Chapman 307       05/09/1993
Elwood W. "Woody" Wharton, Jr. 298       08/25/1993
Cpl Robert H. Bell 396       Line of Duty       09/06/1993
Cpl Francis T. "Terry" Schneible 478       Line of Duty       12/20/1993

  1992

Lewis E. Braddock       01/15/1992
William A. Hagan 253       03/09/1992
James D. Morton 287       03/23/1992
Linden F. Ballance, Sr.       04/23/1992
Walter E. Sherwin       05/06/1992
Allen C. Field       09/16/1992
John M. Sullivan       10/05/1992
Linford Hoch       12/30/1992

  1991

Edward H. McCabe III       05/22/1991
Thomas F. Buckmaster       10/24/1991

  1990

C. Granville Allen       03/16/1990
Tpr Kevin J. Mallon 784       Line of Duty       03/20/1990
Tpr Gerard T. Dowd 777       Line of Duty       09/11/1990
John C. Fahey       10/10/1990

 1989  

John D. Joseph       05/24/1989
John T. Albanese 263       07/04/1989
Leslie M. Logue       12/24/1989

 1988  

Winfield I. Cochran       05/05/1988
James P. Gunning       05/05/1988
Olas E. Smith       08/03/1988
John M. Messick       10/11/1988

 1987  

Gerald R. Pepper, Sr. 059       05/06/1987
William Knecht       07/10/1987
George J. Bundek       08/19/1987
Cpl David B. Pulling 550       Line of Duty       11/18/1987

 1986  

Wilber R. Bush       03/07/1986
William I. Swain 058       03/13/1986
Charles H. Shockley       12/12/1986

 1985  

Paul J. Miller       03/06/1985
Russell W. McNatt, Sr. 195       03/21/1985
James A. Cole       07/24/1985
Howard A. Fortner, Jr.       12/31/1985

 1984  

Daniel I. Bramble, Sr. 017       01/16/1984
William M. Short       06/12/1984

 1983 

Hugh P. Harrity       06/21/1983
Hildreth S. Fithian, One of 11 first hires in 1923     06/23/1983
James R. Wood       06/25/1983
Benny DeBoda 082       08/31/1983
John W. Blizzard       10/17/1983
George P. Tidwell       11/23/1983

 1982  

Sterling E. Simonds       02/26/1982
William H. Horney       08/20/1982
Francis A. Marinelli, Sr.       08/24/1982
Ralph Ruth, Jr. 086       10/17/1982
William S. Womach       10/24/1982

 1981  

Edward H. Outten       01/26/1981
Charles M. Murch       06/20/1981
Edward D. Gebhart       08/01/1981

 1980  

Carl Schnetter       02/12/1980
John R. Downey       05/03/1980
Walter E. Nedwick       05/08/1980
Robert E. Bowers 107       06/27/1980
Charles E. Riley, Sr.       08/28/1980
Alexander P. Gallagher, Jr. 039       09/15/1980
Carl L. Lawrence       11/13/1980
Leon McCauley       12/17/1980

 1979  

Lt William I. Jearman 177       Line of Duty       05/12/1979
Paul T. Riley       05/25/1979
Clarence K. Lynch       07/10/1979
Joe R. West       08/25/1979
Alfred Wardle       11/00/1979
Harry S. Shew       12/18/1979

 1978  

Howard F. Reynolds       09/21/1978

 1977  

Charles M. Singleton       06/13/1977

 1976  

Melvin G. Leisure       09/18/1976

 1975  

Edgar R. Isaacs, Jr.       02/27/1975
William J. Warren       07/07/1975
L. Clark Ellis, Jr.       09/17/1975
John F. Herbert, Jr.       12/15/1975
William S. Walls, Jr.       12/15/1975

 1974  

Tpr Richard W. Mears 442       Off Duty       02/21/1974
Tpr Richard B. Hudson, Jr.407       Off Duty       02/22/1974
Andrew Van Sant       08/21/1974

 1973  

William J. Davidson       05/29/1973
Thomas Pratt Plummer       06/07/1973
Roger P. Elderkin       09/23/1973
George W. Eakin, One of 11 first hires in 1923.       11/20/1973
Joseph J. Shannon       12/08/1973
Daniel F. Sullivan       12/31/1973

 1972  

Tpr Ronald L. Carey 305       Line of Duty       01/05/1972
Tpr David C. Yarrington 330       Line of Duty       01/06/1972
Tpr George W. Emory 372       Line of Duty       06/03/1972
James R. Rudelmier       06/08/1972
N. James Willey       07/25/1972

 1971  

Tpr William C. Keller 279       Line of Duty       01/22/1971
Richard R. Smith       04/04/1971
Aubrey H. Reed       07/22/1971
Charles W. Warren       10/08/1971

 1970  

William T. Sweeney       05/28/1970
Tpr Terrence S. Truitt 328       Off Duty       07/19/1970
Herman B. Gray, Jr.       10/05/1970
Joshua Bennett       11/18/1970
Francis J. Callahan       11/26/1970
Edward M. Smith       12/20/1970

 1969  

Clifton M. Rogers       04/04/1969
Elliott Hitchens       05/05/1969

 1968  

Sudler H. King       02/19/1968
Maurice F. Fitzharris       07/02/1968

 1967  

Joseph H. Holt       04/24/1967
Norman Voshell       05/05/1967
Eden F. Jones       05/08/1967
Charles B. Knox       09/16/1967
Col Eugene B. Ellis       Line of Duty       09/21/1967
Raymond T. Keelins       09/23/1967

 1966  

Williard J. Thomson       11/09/1966
Frederick K. Lamb       11/30/1966

 1965  

Edward Beswick       10/12/1965

 1964  

Irving Vienot       04/29/1964
August R. "Gus" Umbrecht       10/09/1964

 1963  

George K. Shockley       03/22/1963
Tpr Robert A. Paris 053       Line of Duty       10/17/1963

 1962  

TFC Harold B. Rupert       Line of Duty       04/19/1962

 1961  

Sam Powell       02/17/1961

 1960  

Grover King       05/15/1960
Horace Hickman       12/06/1960

 1959  

Joseph B. Allen       09/09/1959
Harvey W. Hayes       11/29/1959

 1958  

Tpr Richard Brosius Kough       Off Duty       02/21/1958
William Workman       10/01/1958

 1955  

Joseph Bonifacino       05/20/1955
TFC William F. Mayer       Line of Duty       08/07/1955

 1953  

John H. Conrad       08/22/1953

 1952  

Norman R. Purnell       00/00/1952

 1951  

Tpr Raymond B. Wilhelm       Line of Duty       05/30/1951

 1950  

Cpl Leroy L. LeKites       Line of Duty       01/13/1950
Tpr James D. Orvis       Line of Duty       11/17/1950
Frank O'Neal       11/18/1950

 1945  

TFC Paul H. Sherman       Line of Duty       10/16/1945

 1944  

Sgt Thomas H. Lamb       Line of Duty       02/22/1944
George W. McConnell     03/14/1944
Charles Kupis     03/26/1944

 1938  

Clarence Buffington       03/26/1938

 1935  

Pvt John C. Williams       Off Duty       02/18/1935

 1932  

Pvt Sudler H. Gorman       Off Duty       07/21/1932

 1931  

Cpl Horace R. Ritter       Off Duty       10/11/1931

 1922  

Ptlm Francis Ryan       Line of Duty       11/02/1922
 

 

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Paul Harvey: Policeman

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