Fallen Troopers

George "Ed" Van Wagonen
George “Ed” Van Wagonen was hired on April 11, 1928 to form the Utah Highway Patrol. He had been a Provo City Police Officer for three years.
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Dennis "Dee" Lavelle Lund
Dennis “Dee” Lavelle Lund joined the protective Services Section of the Utah Highway Patrol in 1986. He was promoted to Trooper in 1987 and
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Charles D. "Chuck" Warren
Charles D. “Chuck” Warren joined the Utah Highway Patrol August 19, 1956. On September 2, 1969, Trooper Warren stopped a stolen vehicle on
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Doyle R. Thorne
Doyle R. Thorne joined the Utah Highway Patrol in 1975. He served at the Kanab Port of Entry and in field operations at Brigham City and Vernal.
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Joseph "Joey" Samuel Brumett III
Joseph “Joey” Samuel Brumett III joined the Utah Highway Patrol in March 1992. Following the police academy, he was assigned to field operations
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Randy K. Ingram
Randy K. Ingram joined the Utah Highway Patrol in August 1984. He served at the Kanab Port of Entry and later as a field trooper in Fillmore.
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Tom Rettberg
Tom Rettberg joined the Utah Highway Patrol in 1975. He served at the Echo Port of Entry for one year and in field operations at Weber County
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Armond A. "Monty" Luke
Armond A. “Monty” Luke joined the Utah Highway Patrol in 1936. He resided at his hometown of Junction, Piute County, his entire career.
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John R. Winn
John R. Winn joined the Utah Highway Patrol as a “radio operator” in 1959. He was assigned to the Price office and later transferred to Provo.
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William John Antoniewicz
William John Antoniewicz joined the Utah Highway Patrol in 1974. Originally from New Bedford, Massachusetts, he moved to Brigham City,
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Ray Lynn Pierson
Ray Lynn Pierson joined the Utah Highway Patrol in 1974. He served at the Heber Port of Entry and in field operations at Moab. On November 7,
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Dee Rees
Dee Rees joined the Utah Highway Patrol in 1947. He resided in Bountiful, Davis County, his entire career. On July 2, 1960, Trooper
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Aaron Beesley
Aaron Beesley joined the Utah Highway Patrol in January 2000. He started his career at the Utah State Capitol and served in Weber/Morgan
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Robert B. Hutchings
Robert B. Hutchings served as a Deputy Sheriff for Sacramento County, California. He later moved to Utah and joined the Utah Department
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Trooper Daniel Harris
Trooper Daniel Harris Daniel W. Harris began his police career in 1972 as a police officer with the Phoenix, Arizona Police Dept. In 1975 he
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Trooper Eric Dale Ellsworth
On Friday, November 18, while responding to a call of low hanging power lines near Garland City, Trooper Eric Ellsworth was