| January 26,
1982
Joseph Partee MARSHALL Windcrest Police Department, TX Motorycle Accident |
| May 06, 1982
Charles L. HARRISON Memphis Police Department, TN Motorycle Accident |
| August 19,
1982
Gordon Terry TOAL Odessa Police Department, TX Motorycle Accident |
| August 25,
1982
Trooper Daniel W. Harris Utah Highway Patrol, UT Trooper Harris was killed in a motorcycle accident while attempting to catch a speeding vehicle in Parleys Canyon. He suffered massive head trauma and succumbed to his injuries at the scene. The vehicle he was pursuing was never located. Trooper Harris was survived by his wife and children. |
| October 22,
1982
Motor Ofc.Raymond A. Messerly Jr Los Angeles Police Messerly died Oct. 22, 1982, the day after he collided with a car and was thrown from his motorcycle while pursuing a traffic violator. Raymond A. "Skip" Messerly, Jr., 42, was eulogized by his longtime friend, Officer Bruce Christensen, as someone who would go out of his way to help others. "Skip was a worker, not a talker," said Christensen, who trained Messerly when the Vietnam veteran joined the police force 11 years ago. "Skip could work on anything. He would take his own time to help you. "An honor guard from the Air Force, in which Messerly was in the reserves, was present at the burial as was an Los Angeles Police Dept. honor guard. |