Incident
Probation Officer Tal Groover suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in a defensive tactics training exercise in Reidsville, Georgia.
Officer Groover had served with the Georgia Department of Corrections for 22 years, and was assigned to the Hinesville Probation Office.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, daughter, and son.
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22 years. You could have gone home.
Probation Officer Groover gave the Georgia Department of Corrections 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Probation Officer Groover.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Cardiac
Georgia Department of Corrections has lost 38 officers; 2 of them lost to cardiac events.
Eugene is one of 23 officers lost to cardiac events in GA, 2.5% of the 905 remembered there.
Eugene is one of 1,307 officers lost to cardiac events in the United States, 4.7% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Eugene is one of 1,309 officers lost to cardiac events worldwide, 3.8% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2004, 1 officer in GA was lost to cardiac events, the 4th heaviest of 20 years on record. The heaviest was 1969, with 2.
In 2004, 16 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 24th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.
In 2004, 16 officers worldwide were lost to cardiac events, the 24th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.
Who
Eugene was 44. Of the 23 lost to cardiac events in GA whose age is recorded, half were between 46.5 and 56; the middle age was 53. Eugene had served 22 years; the middle length of service was 11 years.
Eugene was 44. 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. Eugene had served 22 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.
Eugene was 44. Of the 1,251 lost to cardiac events worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 42.5 and 55; the middle age was 48. Eugene had served 22 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.
When
July holds 8.7% of these deaths in GA; August holds the most, 17.4%. Fridays: 21.7%.
July holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Fridays: 15.8%.
July holds 7.2% of these deaths worldwide; January holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.8%.
How
Cardiac deaths account for 5.3% of all 38 deaths at Georgia Department of Corrections, the 4th most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 2.5% of all 905 deaths in GA, the 4th most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 4.7% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 4th most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 3.8% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 4th most common cause.
His people
Georgia Department of Corrections has 38 officers remembered here, Eugene among them.
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Joseph Coody Mar 21, 1912
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Clyde M. Gresham
Aug 29, 1936
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Clarence Cox Nov 8, 1943
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Donald Boyd Smith Mar 29, 1970
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Richard H. Rogers Mar 29, 1970
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Dan Harrison
Jul 23, 1978
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Ralph Williams Kimbro Nov 15, 1978
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Frank Scott
Sep 18, 1980
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Wilson Morris Cartwright Nov 26, 1984
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Lee Franklin Coxwell Nov 15, 1986
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Walter Owen Fulford
Jan 24, 1990
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Eddie Mack Davis
Feb 27, 1997
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Tommie Lee Goggins
Feb 27, 1997
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Carlton R. Cherry, Sr.
Feb 27, 1997
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Wayne Herman Griglen
Feb 27, 1997
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James Grover Henderson, Jr.
Jun 3, 2002
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Eugene T. Groover, Jr.
Jul 9, 2004
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Jack Wesley Cannon
Aug 20, 2009
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Tiffany Danielle Bishop
Aug 31, 2011
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Larry L. Stell
Oct 11, 2012
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Da'Jhaun Gaitors
Oct 22, 2014
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Gregory Dale Mitchell
Jul 7, 2015
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James Bryan McCrystal
Jul 14, 2015
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Christopher James Monica
Jun 13, 2017
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Curtis Bernard Billue
Jun 13, 2017
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Roger Joe Hodge, Sr.
Apr 14, 2020
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Jerome McBurrough
Jun 23, 2020
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Onochie Sunday Ikedionwu
Aug 26, 2020
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Wayne Douglas Snyder
Jan 23, 2021
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David Eason
Jan 30, 2021
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Grace A. Bellamy
Feb 1, 2021
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Clayton Sanders
Aug 7, 2021
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Nicholas Anderson Boutwell
Aug 20, 2021
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Yashica Anderson Stephen
Sep 9, 2021
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Michael McKinnie
Sep 10, 2021
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Kimberly Montresa Barnes
Sep 13, 2021
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Terry Lorenzo Primus, Sr.
Dec 16, 2021
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Robert Danforth Clark
Oct 1, 2023
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