Tennessee Memorial Page
Started 2019
Police Officer Nicholas Scott Galinger
Chattanooga Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, February 24, 2019
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Sergeant Steve Hinkle
Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Trooper Matthew Elias Gatti
Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN
EOW: Monday, May 6, 2019
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Police Officer John Ralph Anderson, IV
Metro Nashville Police Department, TN
EOW: Thursday, July 4, 2019
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Correctional Administrator Debra Johnson
Tennessee Department of Correction, TN
EOW: Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Cause of Death: Assault
Sergeant Joseph Brian Montijo
Chattanooga Police Department, TN
EOW: Friday, November 1, 2019
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Stephen Michael Reece
Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Friday, November 15, 2019
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Master Patrol Officer Spencer Bristol
Hendersonville Police Department, TN
EOW: Monday, December 30, 2019
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Jerry Clyde Singleton
Fairfield Glade Police Department, TN
EOW: Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Cause: Vehicular assault
2020
Officer Destin Legieza
Brentwood Police Department, TN
EOW: Thursday, June 18, 2020
Cause: Vehicular assault
Correctional Deputy Jeremy Smith
EOW: Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, August 16, 2020
Cause of Death: COVID19
2021
Constable Cecil Nunley
Sequatchie County Constable’s Office, TN
EOW: Saturday, January 2, 2021
Cause of Death: COVID19
Warrants Officer Toby Keiser
Knox County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Monday, January 18, 2021
Cause of Death: COVID19
Lieutenant Kenny Lynn Gibbons
Dyer County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Thursday, March 4, 2021
Cause of Death: COVID19
Corrections Deputy Willie Lois Dortch
Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Friday, April 9, 2021
Cause of Death: COVID19
Deputy Sheriff Terry Dyer
Madison County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, May 22, 2021
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Cause of Death: COVID19
Deputy Sheriff Roger A. Mitchell
Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Cause of Death: COVID19
Corrections Deputy Lakiesha Tucker
Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Cause of Death: COVID19
Detective Sergeant Derek E. Sidwell
Overton County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Friday, September 3, 2021
Cause of Death: COVID19
Police Officer Edgar Morris
Collierville Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, September 4, 2021
Cause of Death: COVID19
Police Officer Jimmie Alexander Shindler
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Monday, September 20, 2021
Cause of Death: COVID19
Sergeant David Miller
Clarksville Police Department, TN
EOW: Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Cause of Death: COVID19
Deputy Sheriff Matthew Locke
Hardin County Sheriff’s Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, September 25, 2021
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Gregory Lynn Triplett
Waverly Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, September 26, 2021
Cause of Death: COVID19
Sergeant Joshua Wayne Stewart
Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Monday, September 27, 2021
Cause of Death: COVID19
Deputy Sheriff Teresa H. Fuller
Wilson County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Thursday, September 30, 2021
Cause of Death: COVID19
Police Officer Darrell Dewayne Adams
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, October 2, 2021
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Corrections Officer Vassar Richmond
Bartlett Police Department , TN
EOW: Monday, October 4, 2021
Cause of Death: COVID19
Deputy Sheriff Dale L. Wyman
Hardeman County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Lieutenant Michael Lewis Hill
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Thursday, November 4, 2021
Cause of Death: COVID19
2022
Police Officer Corille Cortez Jones
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Thursday, January 20, 2022
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Master Trooper Vince A. Mullins
Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN
EOW: Friday, January 28, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID19
Sergeant Chris Jenkins
Loudon County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Thursday, February 3, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Corrections Deputy Bridgette Lachelle Hunter
Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Thursday, February 17, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID19
Captain Frank Keith Rezac, Jr.
Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID19
Police Officer II Jeffrey Herndon Carson
Franklin Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, March 26, 2022
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Detective Matthew Walker Blansett
Marion County Sheriff’s Department, Tennessee
End of Watch Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Cause of Death: Helicopter Crash
Sergeant Harold Lee Russell, II
Tennessee Highway Patrol, Tennessee
End of Watch Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Cause of Death: Helicopter Crash
Reserve Deputy Brad Miller
Maury County Sheriff’s Office, Tennessee
End of Watch Monday, December 12, 2022
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
2023
Police Officer Geoffrey Redd
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, February 18, 2023
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detective Jacob Arthur Beu
Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Sunday, May 7, 2023
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Sergeant William Cherry
Macon County Sheriff’s Office, Tennessee
End of Watch Saturday, July 29, 2023
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Shannon Eric “Shane” Lang, Sr.
Marion County Sheriff’s Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, September 17, 2023
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Tucker Blakely
Knox County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Monday, October 2, 2023
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant James Michael Russ
Chattanooga Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, December 2, 2023
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Chief of Police Christopher Byard Cummings
Samburg Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, December 10, 2023
Cause of Death: Heart attack
2024
Deputy Sheriff Greg McCowan
Blount County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Thursday, February 8, 2024
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Robert John Leonard
Meigs County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Cause of Death: Drowned
Police Officer Wisbens Antoine
Knoxville Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, February 25, 2024
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Police Officer Joseph Russell McKinney
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Friday, April 12, 2024
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Demetrice Lavelle Johnson
Memphis Police Department, Tennessee
End of Watch: Friday, August 2, 2024
Sergeant Rick Finley
2025
2026
