Eugene Brakebill
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Trooper

Eugene Brakebill

Tennessee Highway Patrol — Nashville, TN
Cardiac
End of Watch October 9, 1966
Age 39
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Brakebill suffered a fatal heart attack after a chase of a suspect in Greeneville. Trooper Brakebill was assisting a Deputy Sheriff in the arrest of a subject for disturbing the peace.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Brakebill gave the Tennessee Highway Patrol 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Tennessee. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Brakebill.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Nashville, Davidson County, TN
Platform Identity thp.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 9, 1966
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
Age 39
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

The Sacrifice · Cardiac

Eugene 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 1966, 13 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 43rd heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.

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Who

Eugene was 39. 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. Eugene had served 14 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.

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When

October holds 9.3% 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

Tennessee Highway Patrol has 41 officers remembered here, Eugene among them.

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Where

Trooper Eugene Brakebill

Tennessee Highway Patrol · End of Watch October 9, 1966

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 3-W

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