Esteban Velasquez Jr.
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Deputy Sheriff

Esteban Velasquez Jr.

Veteran → Cardiac
End of Watch February 24, 1980
Age 53
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Velasquez suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after he and his partner struggled with a suspect. They were attempting to arrest a person on a mental illness warrant. After the heart attack, he was transported to Parkland Hospital, where he suffered a second heart attack two days later and died. Deputy Velasquez had served with the agency for 15 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and son.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Velasquez gave the Dallas County Sheriff's Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Velasquez.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Dallas, Dallas County, TX
Platform Identity dcso.dallas.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 24, 1980
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
Age 53
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

Esteban Velasquez Jr. served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Cardiac

Esteban 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 1980, 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.

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Who

Esteban was 53. 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. Esteban had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.

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When

February holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Sundays: 13.9%.

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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.

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His people

Dallas County Sheriff's Department has 20 officers remembered here, Esteban among them.

Deputy Sheriff Esteban Velasquez Jr.

Dallas County Sheriff's Department · End of Watch February 24, 1980

Military Service

Esteban Velasquez Jr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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