Corry native the 104th Pennsylvania State Police trooper to die in the line of duty

Erie Times-News
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Corry native Jacques "Jay" F. Rougeau Jr., a Pennsylvania State Police trooper who was fatally shot while on duty in central Pennsylvania on Saturday, is the 104th member of the law enforcement agency to die in the line of duty.

State police members who died in the line of duty in what is now Troop E, which covers Erie, Crawford, Venango and Warren counties, were:

  • Sharon C. Wible, who died in a motorcycle accident west of Girard on Feb. 6, 1928

  • Russell T. Swanson, who was fatally shot in North East on April 19, 1929

  • Joseph L. Fulton, who died in a motorcycle accident in Summit Township on June 4, 1936

  • Joseph F. McMillen, who died in a traffic accident in Harborcreek Township on May 13, 1956

  • Roark H. Ross, who was killed in a traffic accident in Venango County on May 15, 1986

  • Matthew R. Bond, who died in a traffic accident on Interstate 90 in Harborcreek Township on Jan. 14, 2000

  • Brian A. Patterson, who was killed while investigating a traffic accident in Venango County on Feb. 14, 2003

  • Paul G. Richey, who was fatally shot while investigating a domestic disturbance in Venango County on Jan. 13, 2010

Remembered: Corry native Jacques 'Jay' Rougeau lived dream of being state trooper, died in line of duty

Other members of the state police who have died in the line of duty:

  • John F. Henry, Sept. 2, 1906

  • Francis A. Zehringer, Sept. 2, 1906

  • Timothy Kelleher, Sept. 14, 1907

  • Mark A. Prynn, Feb. 9, 1909

  • John Garscia, Feb. 21, 1909

  • John L. Williams, Aug. 22, 1909

  • Jack Curtis Smith, Aug. 23, 1909

  • Robert V. Myers, March 28, 1913

  • Andrew Czap, April 28, 1918

  • Francis Dargus, May 31, 1918

  • Stanley W. Christ, Dec. 1, 1919

  • Ben E. McEvoy, Sept. 21, 1923

  • William J. Omlor, Oct. 25, 1923

  • Francis L. Haley, Oct. 14, 1924

  • Edwin F. Haas, Oct. 17, 1924

  • Bernard S.C. McElroy, Dec. 21, 1924

  • Bertram Beech, Dec. 10, 1925

  • Claude F. Keesey, Jan. 4, 1927

  • Martin Aloysius Hanahoe, Feb. 27, 1927

  • Thomas Edward Lipka, April 3, 1927

  • John M. Thomas, May 8, 1927

  • John T. Downey, Aug. 22, 1927

  • Vincent A. Hassen, Dec. 27, 1927

  • Andrew W. Miller, April 1, 1928

  • Jay F. Proof, Aug. 29, 1928

  • Wells C. Hammond, Oct. 14, 1929

  • Brady C. Paul, Dec. 27, 1929

  • Thomas E. Lawrey, Jan. 31, 1930

  • Arthur A. Koppenhaver, July 13, 1930

  • Charles L. Stewart, July 18, 1930

  • Thomas B. Elder, March 22, 1931

  • Timothy G. McCarthy, May 12, 1931

  • Orville A. Mohring, Dec. 11, 1931

  • Joseph A. Conrad, Sept. 6, 1932

  • Charles E. Householder, Aug. 20, 1933

  • Herbert P. Brantlinger, Sept. 3, 1933

  • James A. Seerey, Sept. 10, 1934

  • Floyd W. Maderia, Dec. 11, 1934

  • Joe B. Champion, July 15, 1936

  • J. Lee Clarke, March 1, 1937

  • John E. Fessler, April 23, 1937

  • Joseph A. Hoffer, April 27, 1937

  • John J. Broski, Aug. 14, 1937

  • John D. Simoson, Dec. 1, 1937

  • Joseph M. Williams, Oct. 8, 1938

  • Charles H. Craven, Oct. 11, 1938

  • George D. Naughton, Jan. 30, 1939

  • Frederick J. Sutton, Jan. 3, 1940

  • George J. Yashur, April 1, 1940

  • Thomas P. Carey, June 17, 1941

  • Dean N. Zeigler, Oct. 17, 1942

  • John A. Ditkosky, July 24, 1950

  • Floyd B. Clouse, Nov. 2, 1953

  • Philip C. Melley, Nov. 3, 1957

  • Charles S. Stanski, Jan. 17, 1958

  • Edward Mackiw, May 31, 1958

  • Stephen R. Gyurke, Aug. 24, 1958

  • Francis M. Tessitore, Aug. 5, 1960

  • Anthony Bensch, Oct. 3, 1961

  • Edward W. Gundel, March 18, 1962

  • Richard G. Barnhart, Aug. 8, 1964

  • Gary Richard Rosenberger, Dec. 12, 1970

  • John S. Valent, Dec. 9, 1971

  • Robert D. Lapp, Oct. 16, 1972

  • Bruce C. Rankin, April 25, 1973

  • Ross E. Snowden, Jan. 17, 1974

  • Leo M. Koscelnick, Aug. 15, 1977

  • Joseph J. Welsch, Sept. 13, 1977

  • Wayne C. Ebert, June 7, 1978

  • Albert J. Izzo, June 13, 1979

  • David D. Monahan, April 17, 1980

  • Herbert Wirfel, Feb. 7, 1982

  • William R. Evans, Jan. 6, 1983

  • Frank J. Bowen, Oct. 26, 1983

  • Gary W. Fisher, Feb. 3, 1985

  • John J. Brown, Feb. 14, 1985

  • Clinton W. Crawford, Aug. 17, 1987

  • John Andrulewicz, May 9, 1988

  • Paul Almer. April 12, 1989

  • Wayne D. Bilheimer, April 12, 1989

  • Arthur L. Hershey, Jan. 3, 1999

  • Tod C. Kelly , Nov. 7, 2001

  • Joseph J. Sepp, Jr., Nov. 10, 2002

  • Joseph R. Pokorny, Jr., Dec. 12, 2005

  • Joshua D. Miller, June 7, 2009

  • Blake T. Coble, Oct. 4, 2012

  • Bryon K. Dickson II, Sept. 12, 2014

  • David Kedra, Sept. 30, 2014

  • Landon E. Weaver, Dec. 30, 2016

  • Michael Stewart III, July 14, 2017

  • Donald C. Brackett, May 18, 2019

  • Monty Mitchell, Feb. 8, 2021

  • Dung Xuan Tran Martinez, Oct. 21, 2021

  • Martin F. Mack III, March 21, 2022

  • Branden T. Sisca, March 21, 2022

Erie County DA: Police are 'our guardians,' never forget their sacrifice and service

Source: Officer Down Memorial Page (odmp.org)

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