Maurice Eugene Anglin
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Deputy Sheriff

Maurice Eugene Anglin

Veteran → Cardiac
End of Watch December 2, 1972
Age 49
Tour of Duty 7 mo
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Anglin suffered a fatal heart attack following a struggle with a suspect he was arresting for drunk driving. Several civilian bystanders had to assist Deputy Anglin in subdueing the suspect. After placing the suspect in the back of the patrol car Deputy Anglin radioed dispatch and then suffered a fatal heart attack. Deputy Anglin had been with the agency for seven months.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Anglin served with the Collier County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Naples community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Anglin.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Naples, Collier County, FL
Platform Identity ccso.collier.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 2, 1972
Tour of Duty 7 mo
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

Maurice Eugene Anglin served in the the United States military (1939–1945) before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Cardiac

Maurice 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 1972, 11 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 54th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.

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Who

Maurice was 49. 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. Maurice had served 0.6 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%. Saturdays: 14.3%.

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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

Collier County Sheriff's Office has 11 officers remembered here, Maurice among them.

Deputy Sheriff Maurice Eugene Anglin

Collier County Sheriff's Office · End of Watch December 2, 1972

Military Service

Maurice Eugene Anglin served in the U.S. Army (1939–1945) before joining law enforcement.

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Where the Name Is Cut

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