IRVING LAWRENCE BURKETT
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Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 22-E: 27
Department: Multnomah County, Oregon, S.O.
End of Watch: August 21, 2003
Cause: PHYS
Age: 63
Years of Service: 14
Description: On July 25, 1982, Deputy Sheriff Burkett was shot during a jailbreak attempt from the Rocky Butte Jail. Deputy Burkett was shot by an inmate with a .22 handgun in the right side of his head. Deputy Burkett was severely and permanently debilitated as a direct result of injuries sustained in the shooting. Deputy Burkett died from his injuries on August 22, 2003.
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