“They will be remembered — not for the way they died, but for how they lived.”The IACP wishes to acknowledge the following officers, who made the ultimate sacrifice for their communities and the people they served. We extend our prayers and deepest sympathies to their families, friends, and colleagues.
Special Agent Paul Michael Sorce
Detroit, Mich., Federal Bureau of Investigation
Date of Death: March 9, 2009
Length of Service: 20 years
Investigator Chadwick “Chad” Alan Carr
Greene County, Va., Sheriff’s Office
Date of Death: June 4, 2009
Length of Service: 7 years, 6 months
Chief Deputy Sheriff Joshua Dale Eggelston
Lincoln County, Idaho, Sheriff’s Office
Date of Death: July 18, 2009
Length of Service: 8 years, 4 months
Sergeant Steven E. May
Modesto, Calif., Police Department
Date of Death: July 23, 2009
Length of Service: 23 years
Border Patrol Agent Robert Wimer Rosas
Pine Valley, Calif., U.S. Border Patrol
Date of Death: July 23, 2009
Length of Service: 3 years, 2 months
Deputy Sheriff Robbie “Chase” Whitebird
Seminole County, Okla., Sheriff’s Department
Date of Death: July 26, 2009
Length of Service: unknown
Captain Marvin G. Williams
Seminole County, Okla., Sheriff’s Department
Date of Death: July 26, 2009
Length of Service: unknown
Officer Jorge Sanchez-Santiago
San Juan, P.R., Police of Puerto Rico
Date of Death: August 15, 2009
Length of Service: 15 years
Deputy Sheriff Stephen “Mike” Gallagher
Lewis County, Wash., Sheriff’s Office
Date of Death: August 18, 2009
Length of Service: 6 years
Corporal Michael J. Roberts
Tampa, Fla., Police Department
Date of Death: August 19, 2009
Length of Service: 11 years
Officer Michael Davey
Weymouth, Mass., Police Department
Date of Death: August 24, 2009
Length of Service: 5 years
