The eighth Annual Fallen Game Warden Tribute Run established to bring awareness to Maine’s 15 game wardens that have died in the line of duty since the bureau was established back in 1880. Beginning at 10 a.m. at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro, nearly 40 runners that included marine patrol officers, US Fish and Wildlife Officers, a corrections officer, and Maine game wardens made the 14-mile trek to the Fallen Officer Memorial in Augusta.

At each mile marker, one fallen game warden was honored, and a ribbon in their name is attached to a flag commemorating their sacrifice; this flag was carried the entire length of the run. At approximately 1 p.m., runners arrived in Augusta and were greeted by family and friends of the fallen wardens, as well as a brief ceremony. 

Visit the wardens’ website for more details and the Fallen Warden Tribute Video Located HERE. 

Maine’s Fallen Game Wardens:

Lyman O. Hill 1839 - 1886

Charles W. Niles - 1886 

Arthur G. Deag 1901 - 1921

Leslie Robinson 1901 - 1921

David F. Brown 1870 - 1922

Mertley E. Johnson 1901 - 1922

Lee H. Parker 1877 - 1927

Jean Baptiste Jalbert 1886 - 1933

Robert Lee Moore 1889 - 1935

Randall E. Shelley 1902 - 1946

George E. Townsend 1919 - 1956

R. Lyle Frost Jr. 1926 - 1968

Richard E. Varney 1931 - 1972

William F. Hanrahan 1943 - 1992

Daryl R. Gordon 1950 - 2011