Deputy Sheriff

James T. Morgan

Letcher County Sheriff's Office — Whitesburg, KY
Cardiac
End of Watch December 18, 1932
Age 50
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy James Morgan suffered a fatal heart attack minutes after subduing a drunk and disorderly man. The man continued to resist arrest as the deputies took him to jail.

As Deputy Morgan left the jail he began to feel ill and went to a nearby drug store where he collapsed.

Deputy Morgan had served with the Letcher County Sheriff's Department for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and several siblings.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Morgan gave the Letcher County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Whitesburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Morgan.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Whitesburg, Letcher County, KY
Platform Identity lcso.letcher.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 18, 1932
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 50
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

The Sacrifice · Cardiac

James 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 1932, 5 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 89th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.

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Who

James was 50. 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. James had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.

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When

December holds 8.5% 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

Letcher County Sheriff's Office has 19 officers remembered here, James among them.

Deputy Sheriff James T. Morgan

Letcher County Sheriff's Office · End of Watch December 18, 1932

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