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Deputy Edmund Hardin was killed while escorting two prisoners from a local fairgrounds. He accidentally drove into the path of an ascending airplane that was giving rides at the fair and was pinned beneath the car he was driving. He suffered severe injuries to his spine and died the next day.
Survivors
Deputy Hardin was survived by his wife, five sons, five daughters, parents, six sisters, and three brothers.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Hardin served with the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Richmond community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Hardin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office has lost 10 officers; 6 of them lost to accidents.
Edmund is one of 657 officers lost to accidents in TX, 27.1% of the 2,422 remembered there.
Edmund is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Edmund is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1927, 1 officer at Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office was lost to accidents, the 2nd heaviest of 5 years on record. The heaviest was 1977, with 2.
In 1927, 10 officers in TX were lost to accidents, the 7th heaviest of 136 years on record. The heaviest was 1994, with 14.
In 1927, 114 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 2nd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1927, 119 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 4th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Edmund was 47. Of the 6 lost to accidents at Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office whose age is recorded, half were between 26.5 and 45; the middle age was 33.5.
Edmund was 47. Of the 626 lost to accidents in TX whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 46; the middle age was 36.
Edmund was 47. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36.
Edmund was 47. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
September holds 16.7% of these deaths at Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office; January holds the most, 16.7%. Fridays: 50%.
September holds 9.7% of these deaths in TX; December holds the most, 11.7%. Fridays: 15.7%.
September holds 9.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.1%.
September holds 9.1% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Fridays: 15%.
How
Accident deaths account for 60% of all 10 deaths at Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 27.1% of all 2,422 deaths in TX, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office has 10 officers remembered here, Edmund among them.
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James Thomas Garvey Aug 16, 1889
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Heinrich Wilhelm Hoffman, Jr. Feb 19, 1893
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Edmund H. Hardin
Sep 16, 1927
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Frank Pleasants Bell Oct 10, 1930
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Dominick Samuel Carso
Mar 8, 1977
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Jon Anthony Farrar
Aug 5, 1977
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Eugene James Heimann
Mar 21, 1988
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David Lee Braunholz
Apr 9, 1990
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John Norsworthy
Jan 4, 2011
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Kenneth Lewis
Feb 23, 2026
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 17-E
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