Joshua Lee Clouse

Sergeant Joshua Clouse of the Cameron, TX Police Department, was killed in the line of duty on May 11, 2023. He was shot by a subject wanted for domestic violence, having shot his wife earlier in the day. Clouse had gone into work on his day off to help with the case. When attempting to execute the search warrant, Clouse told his fellow officers “I’m going in first so no one else gets hurt”. As soon as they entered the house, the suspect opened fire and shot Clouse multiple times. Other officers returned fire and killed the suspect.

Clouse was born in Fort Hood, Texas, and grew up in Lampasas and Waxahachie. He was adopted by his grandparents when he was a baby and enjoyed a relationship with both his moms, as he called them. As a child and an adult, Clouse enjoyed being outside or building Lego sets when home. He played sports and spent time with friends. In Waxahachie High School, he was a member of the police explorers program. Upon graduation in 2001, John enlisted in the US Army. He had planned to make a career in the military but he suffered a back injury and was honorably discharged in 2005. He then chose law enforcement as a career, wanting to fulfill his desire to help others and make a difference in the community. He graduated from the police academy and worked in the Milam County Sheriff’s Department for several years before going to work for the Cameron Police Department.

Clouse met his future wife, Stephanie, when they were four or five years old. She lived next door to him in Lampasas and he was friends with her older brother. When his family moved to Waxahachie, he kept in touch and reconnected with Stephanie when he was stationed at Fort Hood. They married and had two sons together, Jonathon and Jordan. The boys looked up to their Dad and loved spending time with him. During his career in the military, Clouse was awarded the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, The Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and the Iraq Campaign Medal. As a police officer, he was awarded the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor. Stephanie said that Clouse lived a life for Jesus Christ and he wanted Jesus to be praised even in his death.

Police Sergeant Joshua Lee Clouse is survived by his loving wife, Stephanie, and sons, Jonathan and Jordan.

The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has paid off the mortgage of the Clouse family home through the Fallen First Responder Home Program.