| Police Officer Kenneth Ray Moats Maryville Police Department, TN EOW: Thursday, August 25, 2016 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
| Special Agent De’Greaun Frazier Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, TN EOW: Tuesday, August 9, 2016 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
| Deputy Sheriff Martin Tase Sturgill, II Humphreys County Sheriff’s Office, TN EOW: Thursday, June 30, 2016 Cause of Death: Heart attack |
| Police Officer Zachary Tyler Larnerd Gainesboro Police Department, TN EOW: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
| Sergeant Verdell Smith, Sr Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Saturday, June 4, 2016 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault |
| K9 Vigor Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, TN EOW: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 Cause of Death: Drowned |
| Park Ranger James Marvin Wallen, Jr. Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Department, TN EOW: Sunday, October 25, 2015 Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
| Deputy Sheriff Rosemary Vela Madison County Sheriff’s Office, TN EOW: Monday, September 28, 2015 Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
| Police Officer II Sean Michael Bolton Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Saturday, August 1, 2015 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
| Detective Michael Lynn Starrett Jacksboro Police Department, TN EOW: Friday, January 30, 2015 Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
| Deputy Sheriff Darrell James Perritt Maury County Sheriff’s Department, TN EOW: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit |
| Detective Kagan Dindar Clarksville Police Department, TN EOW: Friday, October 24, 2014 Cause of Death: Heart attack |
| Police Officer Michael Alexander Petrina Metro Nashville Police Department, TN EOW: Saturday, May 10, 2014 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle |
| Reserve Deputy Eddie Maurice Hamer Hardeman County Sheriff’s Office, TN EOW: Monday, January 27, 2014 Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
| Deputy Sheriff David T. “Bubba” Johnson Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, TN EOW: Sunday, January 12, 2014 Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
| Sergeant Ronald L. Ray Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, TN EOW: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 Cause of Death: Heart attack |
| Trooper Michael Wayne Slagle Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN EOW: Friday, January 25, 2013 Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
| Police Officer II Martoiya Veontwanneice Woods Lang Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Friday, December 14, 2012 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
| Police Officer Justin Durwood Maples Cleveland Police Department, TN EOW: Sunday, May 20, 2012 Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
| Patrolman II Timothy Felton Warren Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Sunday, July 3, 2011 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
| Deputy Sheriff Richard Keith Bellar Dickson County Sheriff’s Office, TN EOW: Tuesday, June 7, 2011 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
| Trooper Andrew Thomas “Andy” Wall Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN EOW: Saturday, May 7, 2011 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident |
| Captain Ralph Vester Braden Wartburg Police Department, TN EOW: Monday, May 2, 2011 Cause of Death: Assault |
| Sergeant James Timothy “Tim” Chapin Chattanooga Police Department, TN EOW: Saturday, April 2, 2011 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
| Deputy Sheriff Chad Wesley Pritchard Overton County Sheriff’s Office, TN EOW: Tuesday, April 6, 2010 Cause of Death: Fall |
| Corporal Jeremy Caleb McLaren Spring Hill Police Department, TN EOW: Sunday, February 7, 2010 Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
| Investigator Charles Jerry Crabtree Franklin County Sheriff’s Department, TN EOW: Friday, January 29, 2010 Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
| Captain Dennis Darrell Cagle Henderson Police Department, TN EOW: Sunday, December 13, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
| Lieutenant David Charles Gann Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office, TN EOW: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
| Deputy Sheriff Brian DeWayne Denning Sumner County Sheriff’s Department, TN EOW: Monday, December 8, 2008 Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
| Deputy Sheriff Anthony Shane Tate Grundy County Sheriff’s Department, TN EOW: Thursday, June 5, 2008 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
| Patrol Officer James Watkins Smith, Jr. Johnson City Police Department, TN EOW: Monday, December 3, 2007 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident |
| Police Officer Matthew Allen Lovejoy Murfreesboro Police Department, TN EOW: Friday, June 22, 2007 Cause of Death: Heart attack |
| Trooper Calvin Wayne Jenks Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN EOW: Saturday, January 6, 2007 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
| Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Victor Reynolds Fayette County Sheriff’s Department, TN EOW: Friday, October 20, 2006 Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
| Captain Byron Michael Motley Murfreesboro Police Department, TN EOW: Sunday, July 23, 2006 Cause of Death: Fall |
| Deputy Sheriff William Birl Jones Roane County Sheriff’s Office, TN EOW: Thursday, May 11, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
| Assistant Chief Deputy L. Keith Lyon Knox County Sheriff’s Office, TN EOW: Tuesday, May 9, 2006 Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
| Deputy Sheriff Michael Dewayne Moore Loudon County Sheriff’s Department, TN EOW: Monday, April 3, 2006 Cause of Death: Heart attack |
| Police Officer Kay Frances Rogers Murfreesboro Police Department, TN EOW: Wednesday, November 9, 2005 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident |
| Correctional Officer Wayne Thomas “Cotton” Morgan Tennessee Department of Correction, TN EOW: Tuesday, August 9, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
| Trooper Todd Michael Larkins Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN EOW: Friday, July 8, 2005 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle |
| Police Officer Michael Keith Buckner Decherd Police Department, TN EOW: Thursday, March 17, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
| Police Officer Mark Edward Vance Bristol Police Department, TN EOW: Saturday, November 27, 2004 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
| Deputy Timothy Howard Dunn Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, TN EOW: Friday, October 29, 2004 Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
| Police Officer Jesse Matthew Rittenhouse Harriman Police Department, TN EOW: Thursday, September 16, 2004 Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
| Police Officer Christy Jo Dedman Metro Nashville Police Department, TN EOW: Monday, July 19, 2004 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault |
| Sergeant Andy Thaddeus Bailey Jackson Police Department, TN EOW: Thursday, June 17, 2004 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
| Patrolman II Marlon Allen Titus Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
| Deputy Sheriff Jason Michael Scott Loudon County Sheriff’s Department, TN EOW: Friday, March 12, 2004 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
| Sergeant Hubert Dean Yancey Scott County Sheriff’s Department, TN EOW: Friday, November 28, 2003 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) |
| Correctional Officer Frederick Gayle Hyatt Tennessee Department of Correction, TN EOW: Saturday, November 8, 2003 Cause of Death: Assault |
| Patrolman II Anthony Louis Woods Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
| Deputy Sheriff John Wayne Musice Wilson County Sheriff’s Department, TN EOW: Wednesday, July 9, 2003 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit |
| Sergeant Jerry Alton Mundy Mt. Juliet Police Department, TN EOW: Wednesday, July 9, 2003 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit |
| Police Officer Gerald Wayne Warf, Jr. Red Bank Police Department, TN EOW: Saturday, June 28, 2003 Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
| Lieutenant George S. Brooks New Tazewell Police Department, TN EOW: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle |
| Deputy Sheriff George Monroe Selby Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, TN EOW: Wednesday, December 4, 2002 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
| Patrolman Yamil Baez-Santiago Clarksville Police Department, TN EOW: Friday, June 7, 2002 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit |
| Patrolman David John Scott Clarksville Police Department, TN EOW: Friday, June 7, 2002 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit |
| Police Officer Julie Rochelle Jacks Chattanooga Police Department, TN EOW: Monday, May 6, 2002 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
| Police Officer Candace Ripp Metro Nashville Police Department, TN EOW: Saturday, December 8, 2001 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle |
| Reserve Deputy Barry Shelton Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, TN EOW: Sunday, September 30, 2001 Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
| Deputy Sheriff Stephen Dwight Riner Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, TN EOW: Sunday, September 30, 2001 Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
| Deputy Sheriff Donald Kenneth Bond Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department, TN EOW: Thursday, September 6, 2001 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
| Trooper John Robert Davis Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN EOW: Saturday, March 17, 2001 Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
| Trooper John Gregory Mann Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN EOW: Monday, January 1, 2001 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault |
| Police Officer Alan Matthew Ragsdale Hohenwald Police Department, TN EOW: Monday, November 27, 2000 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
| Police Officer Clayton Wayne Hicks, Jr. Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
| Police Officer Richard Cartell Alexander Chattanooga Police Department, TN EOW: Thursday, October 5, 2000 Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
| Police Officer Daniel Stanley MacClary Hendersonville Police Department, TN EOW: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident |
| Trooper Lynn McCarthy Ross Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN EOW: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
| Deputy Sheriff Gerald Monroe Gibson Hawkins County Sheriff’s Department, TN EOW: Thursday, July 13, 2000 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
| Sergeant Timothy Joe Hunt Alcoa Police Department, TN EOW: Thursday, April 20, 2000 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident |
| Patrolman Rupert Holliday Peete, Jr. Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, TN EOW: Wednesday, March 8, 2000 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
| fficer William Lee Bowlin Metro Nashville Police Department, TN EOW: Wednesday, August 4, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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| Deputy Sheriff James A. Lovelace Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department, TN EOW: Sunday, July 18, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) |
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| Patrolman Charles L. Harrison Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Thursday, May 6, 1982 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident |
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| Deputy Sheriff Charles Frank Jordan Cheatham County Sheriff’s Department, TN EOW: Thursday, February 4, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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| Patrolman Larry P. Childress Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Thursday, January 14, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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| Chief of Police Richard Carrington Lexington Police Department, TN EOW: Friday, September 25, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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| Correctional Officer Ronald W. Moore Tennessee Department of Correction, TN EOW: Saturday, August 29, 1981 Cause of Death: Stabbed |
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| Lieutenant Ronald D. Oliver Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Wednesday, August 5, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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| Deputy Sheriff Ray S. Brown Anderson County Sheriff’s Department, TN EOW: Tuesday, June 9, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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| Lieutenant Clarence P. Cox, Jr. Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Tuesday, May 12, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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| Patrolman William Larry Whitwell Columbia Police Department, TN EOW: Sunday, April 5, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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| Sergeant Paul L. Mooneyham, Sr. Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN EOW: Saturday, April 4, 1981 Cause of Death: Heart attack |
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| Sergeant Arthur Carroll Lane Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, TN EOW: Monday, March 30, 1981 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault |
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| Police Officer John Michael Callahan, II Maryville Police Department, TN EOW: Saturday, February 21, 1981 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault |
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This 48×36 Acrylic on canvas painting represents our heroes. The names of Congressional Medal of Honor recipients from Tennessee are painted into the sky representing all those who served in our military. Also painted into the sky are the names of those fallen Tennessee Law Enforcement officers from mid 1981 to 2016. They represent all the first responders who put themselves in harms way forming a wall of protection for the rest of us. As I painted these names, I thought about and prayed for their families and communities who sacrificed their sons and daughters for our safety. Although these are Tennesseans, they represent service men and women from all states, and all services, armed and unarmed, military and civilian.
