Fallen Texas Trooper Honored for Lifetime of Service

Tragic Loss of a Dedicated Public Servant

Texas state troop­er Kevin Alex­is Ramirez Vasquez, 25, has died after being struck by a vehi­cle while respond­ing to an acci­dent. Ramirez Vasquez had joined the Texas Depart­ment of Pub­lic Safe­ty (TXDPS) in 2023 and was sta­tioned in Odessa.

Lifetime of Service to Texas and the U.S.

Pri­or to becom­ing a state troop­er, Ramirez Vasquez had served in the U.S. Army and was also a mem­ber of the Nation­al Guard. The depart­ment praised his “life of ser­vice” and com­mit­ment to pro­tect­ing the peo­ple of Texas.

Tributes from TXDPS Leadership

TXDPS Direc­tor Steven McCraw expressed the pro­found loss of “one of our broth­ers in uni­form,” stat­ing that Ramirez Vasquez’s “com­mit­ment to keep­ing the roads safe, pro­tect­ing the peo­ple of Texas and the sac­ri­fice he made will nev­er be forgotten.”

Legacy of a Young Hero

At just 25 years old, Ramirez Vasquez is sur­vived by his par­ents and three sib­lings. He is the 241st TXDPS offi­cer to die in the line of duty since 1823, under­scor­ing the dan­ger­ous real­i­ties faced by those who ded­i­cate their lives to pub­lic service.