We will be highlighting and remembering the Fallen in various Agencies each month.
Remembering Our Heroes that passed in December . We Will Never Forget Celebrating their Legacy, Dedication and Service to the Profession they Loved So Much.
Captain Loren Ray died on December 16, 1934, at the age of 34. Captain Ray died from injuries sustained in a fall at the County/City building in Seattle. At the time of his death, Captain Ray served 6 years with the Washington State Patrol.
Trooper John Gulden died on December 23, 1942, at the age of 43. Trooper Gulden was shot during a traffic stop of a vehicle he pulled over for driving without headlights on the Maryhill Loops Road, 6 miles south of Goldendale.. (He was unaware the vehicle had two teenage suspects inside wanted for robbery and car theft.) At the time of his death, Trooper Gulden served 13 years with the Washington State Patrol.
Trooper Paul Johnson died on December 12, 1949, at the age of 32. Trooper Johnson died of a gunshot wound to the head after responding to a neighborhood disturbance near Snoqualmie. At the time of his death, Trooper Johnson served 3 years with the Washington State Patrol.
Trooper Don Campbell Jr. died on December 21, 1951, at the age of 28. Trooper Campbell was struck by a truck while directing traffic around a stalled truck on Pacific Highway near Vancouver. At the time of his death, Trooper Campbell served 6 years with the Washington State Patrol.
Trooper Wesley Whittenberg died on December 29, 1960, at the age of 29. He was struck by a car while investigating an accident on the Stillaguamish River Bridge on U.S. 99 north of Marysville. At the time of his death, Trooper Whittenberg had served 10 years with the Washington State Patrol as a trooper.
We Will Never Forget, Remembering Our Heroes.
Courtesy: WSP Fallen Officers – Washington State
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