Conservation Officer William Mooney
1925 - 1967

42 years old
Tour of Duty: 13 1/2 years
Died on October 18, 1967

Cause of Death :Stroke

Date of Incident: Wednesday, October 18, 1967

Weapon Used : N/A

Suspect Info:N/A

Conservation Officer Mooney was a native of Littleton, New Hampshire and a veteran of World War II.

On October 18, 1967, Conservation Officer Mooney was on patrol, hiking in the area of Newfound Lake when he suffered a stroke. He was taken to the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital in Hanover where he died.

Conservation Officer Gary Waterhouse
1932 - 1968

36 years old
Tour of Duty: 11 years
Died on September 8, 1968

Cause of Death: Heart Attack

Date of Incident: Sunday, September 8, 1968

Weapon Used : N/A

Suspect Info:N/A

Conservation Officer Waterhouse was born in Nashua, New Hampshire and lived in Lancaster at the time of his death. From 1957 to 1963, he was a New Hampshire State Trooper in North Conway and Windham. He had been a Conservation Officer for five years before his death. He was a member of the Mt. Washington Lodge 87, F&AM, of North Conway.

On September 8, 1968, Conservation Officer Waterhouse and Conservation Officer Carl Carlson drove and hiked to Boundary Pond, an isolated area near the Canadian border, to investigate a complaint of illegal activity.

When he reached the pond, Conservation Officer Waterhouse suddenly collapsed. Officer Carlson administered first aid and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation for 20 minutes before returning to Chartiersville, Quebec to reach the nearest telephone to call for assistance.

Conservation Officer Waterhouse died at the scene, the victim of a heart attack. He was 36 years old.

Conservation Officer Waterhouse was survived by his wife and his two sons.

Conservation Officer James Clark II
1937 - 1971

34 years old
Tour of Duty: eight years
Died on October 4, 1971

Cause of Death: Stroke

Date of Incident: Monday, October 4, 1971

Weapon Used : N/A

Suspect Info:N/A

Born October 21, 1937, Conservation Officer Clark was a State Conservation Officer for eight years. He was a native of Worcester, Massachusetts but had lived in Bristol for twenty-two years.

On October 4, 1971, on an extremely hot day, Conservation Officer Clark was stocking pheasant in Bristol. After completing his task, he got back into his cruiser and suffered a heart attack. He died at the Sceva Speare Hospital in Plymouth. He was 33 years old.

He was survived by his wife, two sons and his two daughters.