Howard Daniel Starling
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Sergeant

Howard Daniel Starling

Florida Department of Corrections — Tallahassee, FL
Veteran → Cardiac
End of Watch July 4, 1964
Age 46
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Howard Starling suffered a fatal heart attack while chasing an escapee through a swamp.

Sergeant Starling was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and had served with the Florida Department of Corrections for six years. He was assigned to the Florida State Prison.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Starling gave the Florida Department of Corrections 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Florida. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Corrections
Location Tallahassee, Leon County, FL
Platform Identity fdcorr.leon.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 4, 1964
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Age 46
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac
Weapon Not available

Military Service

Howard Daniel Starling served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Cardiac

Howard is one of 1,307 officers lost to cardiac events in the United States, 4.7% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1964, 15 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 34th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Howard was 46. Of the 1,249 lost to cardiac events in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 43 and 55; the middle age was 48. Howard had served 11 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.

Age at death
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When

July holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Saturdays: 14.3%.

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How

Cardiac deaths account for 4.7% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 4th most common cause. The weapon recorded was not available, in 1.5% of these deaths.

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His people

Florida Department of Corrections has 33 officers remembered here, Howard among them.

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Where

Sergeant Howard Daniel Starling

Florida Department of Corrections · End of Watch July 4, 1964

Military Service

Howard Daniel Starling served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.

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Where the Name Is Cut

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