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Lieutenant Brown suffered a fatal heart attack while driving the agency's DARE vehicle, a 1987 Ford Escort, down the JFK Causeway. The vehicle struck the guardrail, traveled several hundred feet, then crossed over the median and struck another car head-on. The driver of the other car was the mother of a police officer and was critically injured in the accident. Lieutenant Brown had been in charge of the DARE program since 1987.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Brown served with the Nueces County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Corpus Christi community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Brown.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Cardiac
Nueces County Sheriff's Office has lost 9 officers; 1 of them lost to cardiac events.
Irvin is one of 88 officers lost to cardiac events in TX, 3.6% of the 2,423 remembered there.
Irvin is one of 1,307 officers lost to cardiac events in the United States, 4.7% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Irvin 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 1995, 1 officer in TX was lost to cardiac events, the 24th heaviest of 53 years on record. The heaviest was 1978, with 4.
In 1995, 18 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 17th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.
In 1995, 18 officers worldwide were lost to cardiac events, the 18th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.
When
February holds 6.8% of these deaths in TX; October holds the most, 12.5%. Mondays: 9.1%.
February holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Mondays: 12.9%.
February holds 8% of these deaths worldwide; January holds the most, 9.5%. Mondays: 13%.
How
Cardiac deaths account for 11.1% of all 9 deaths at Nueces County Sheriff's Office, the 2nd most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 3.6% of all 2,423 deaths in TX, 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
Nueces County Sheriff's Office has 9 officers remembered here, Irvin among them.
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