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(Cover photo: John W. Jeffrey, 1921)
Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller and the Maryland Department of State Police will honor those in the Department who have lost their lives in the line of duty at the annual Fallen Heroes Ceremony.
Lieutenant Governor Miller will accompany Colonel Roland L. Butler, Jr. and the surviving family members of 43 fallen state troopers and a fallen deputy chief state fire marshal to honor their services to Maryland. Two troopers who were killed while on active duty in World War II will also be remembered.
Hundreds of people, including active and retired state troopers and deputy state fire marshals, are expected to attend.
WHAT: MARYLAND STATE POLICE FALLEN HEROES CEREMONY
WHEN: WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2025, 11:00 A.M.
WHERE: MARYLAND STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS, FALLEN HEROES MEMORIAL (QUADRANGLE), 1201 REISTERSTOWN ROAD, PIKESVILLE, MD 21208
Maryland's Finest Killed in the Line of Duty
| Name | End of Watch | Cause of Death | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trooper First Class Shaft S. Hunter | 5/21/2011 | Automobile Accident | View Details |
| Trooper First Class Wesley W. Brown | 6/11/2010 | Gunfire | View Details |
| Trooper First Class Mickey C. Lippy | 9/28/2008 | Aircraft Accident | View Details |
| Pilot / Corporal (Ret.) Stephen H. Bunker | 9/28/2008 | Aircraft Accident | View Details |
| Trooper First Class Anthony Jones | 5/9/2004 | Struck by Vehicle | View Details |
| Corporal Edward M. Toatley | 10/30/2000 | Gunfire | View Details |
| Trooper Raymond G. Armstead, Jr. | 3/25/1998 | Automobile Accident | View Details |
| Trooper First Class Joseph T. Lanzi, Sr. | 10/28/1995 | Automobile Accident | View Details |
| Trooper First Class Edward A. Plank, Jr. | 10/17/1995 | Gunfire | View Details |
| Trooper First Class Mark P. Groner | 10/1/1992 | Automobile Accident | View Details |
| Corporal Theodore D. Wolf, Sr. | 3/29/1990 | Gunfire | View Details |
| Trooper First Class Eric D. Monk | 4/9/1988 | Struck by Vehicle | View Details |
| Trooper Larry E. Small | 3/10/1987 | Automobile Accident | View Details |
| Trooper First Class John E. Sawa | 3/10/1987 | Automobile Accident | View Details |
| Trooper First Class Carey S. Poetzman | 1/19/1986 | Aircraft Accident | View Details |
| Corporal Gregory A. May | 1/19/1986 | Aircraft Accident | View Details |
| Trooper Gary L. Wade | 1/30/1982 | Struck by Vehicle | View Details |
| Trooper First Class William P. Mills, Jr. | 6/8/1979 | Gunfire | View Details |
| Trooper Gregg A. Presbury, Sr. | 12/17/1977 | Gunfire | View Details |
| Sergeant Wallace J. Mowbray | 8/10/1975 | Gunfire | View Details |
| Trooper Mart Hudson, Jr. | 6/16/1975 | Struck by Vehicle | View Details |
| Trooper Milton V. Purnell, Jr. | 5/29/1975 | Automobile Accident | View Details |
| Trooper First Class Charles S. Rathell | 9/18/1973 | Aircraft Accident | View Details |
| Trooper First Class Donald E. Parkerson, Jr. | 9/18/1973 | Aircraft Accident | View Details |
| Trooper First Class Phillip L. Russ | 10/28/1972 | Aircraft Accident | View Details |
| Trooper First Class Thomas A. Noyle | 10/28/1972 | Aircraft Accident | View Details |
| Trooper First Class Arthur W. Plummer, Jr. | 4/9/1961 | Aircraft Accident | View Details |
| Lieutenant Leonard N. Brown | 7/7/1958 | Gunfire | View Details |
| Trooper First Class Lauren M. Ridge | 7/14/1950 | Gunfire | View Details |
| Quartermaster Sergeant Ellsworth D. Dryden | 10/7/1938 | Motorcycle Accident | View Details |
| Officer J.F. Leo Shaab | 7/22/1937 | Motorcycle Accident | View Details |
| Quartermaster Sergeant Wilbert V. Hunter | 2/7/1936 | Drowned | View Details |
| Officer First Class Carroll C. Creeger | 12/23/1934 | Motorcycle Accident | View Details |
| Officer Joseph E. Kuhn | 4/8/1934 | Motorcycle Accident | View Details |
| Officer First Class Imla D. Hubbard | 3/4/1933 | Motorcycle Accident | View Details |
| Officer Theodore A. Moore | 9/25/1932 | Motorcycle Accident | View Details |
| Officer Clinton R. Rhodes | 1/28/1931 | Motorcycle Accident | View Details |
| Officer James S. Noon | 12/25/1927 | Motorcycle Accident | View Details |
| Officer Albert E. Cramblitt | 10/1/1925 | Motorcycle Accident | View Details |
| Officer Hugh K. Painter | 3/30/1924 | Motorcycle Accident | View Details |
| Officer Raymond P. Eicholtz | 5/27/1923 | Motorcycle Accident | View Details |
| Officer William C. Lochner | 4/20/1923 | Motorcycle Accident | View Details |
| Officer John W. Jeffrey | 9/1/1921 | Motorcycle Accident | View Details |
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