George Hura Jr.
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Lieutenant

George Hura Jr.

Veteran → Cardiac
End of Watch May 4, 2004
Age 56
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Lieutenant George Hura suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in a critical incident training exercise using simunitions.

One of the training scenarios had just been completed when Lieutenant Hura collapsed. He was flown to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Lieutenant Hura was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran during the Vietnam War. He had served with the Escambia County Sheriff's Department for 27 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and five children.

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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.
Lieutenant Hura gave the Escambia County Sheriff's Office 27 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pensacola community. 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 Sheriff's Office
Location Pensacola, Escambia County, FL
Platform Identity ecso.escambia.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 4, 2004
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
Age 56
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

George Hura Jr. served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Cardiac

George 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 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.

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Who

George was 56. 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. George had served 27 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.

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When

May holds 8.8% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Tuesdays: 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

Escambia County Sheriff's Office has 13 officers remembered here, George among them.

Lieutenant George Hura Jr.

Escambia County Sheriff's Office · End of Watch May 4, 2004

Military Service

George Hura Jr. served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

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