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Biography
Lieutenant Adam G.B. McCoy died by suicide on April 26, 2020 after 26 years of service. He was an Army veteran who spent his law enforcement career with the Pensacola Police. Adam had a very successful law enforcement career with 26 years at the Pensacola Police Department to include being a SWAT team-leader, investigator, and patrol commander. His youngest daughter, Jillian. carried on his law enforcement legacy as a deputy sheriff. According to Jillian, Adam was larger than life, once you met him, you never forget him. He treated everyone with the utmost kindness and love. No matter how small the interaction, people were touched by his warm personality and generosity. Adam would never hesitate to help anyone in need, and would always do what was right, even when no one was watching. His kindness radiated as soon as he walked into a room. Being a husband, father, and grandfather was like breathing to him. He was always his family’s biggest fan. Adam took his own life on April 26, 2020, two months after retiring. He unfortunately lost his battle to crippling anxiety and PTSD. Him and his loving wife, Traci, were supposed to celebrate 29 years of marriage together one day after his passing.
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Officer Adam McCoy served with the Pensacola Police Department.
Thank you for your service, and for your service before it. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Military Service
Adam McCoy served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Suicide
Pensacola Police Department has lost 16 officers; 1 of them lost to suicide.
Adam is one of 13 officers lost to suicide in FL, 1.3% of the 1,007 remembered there.
Adam is one of 190 officers lost to suicide in the United States, 0.7% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Adam is one of 256 officers lost to suicide worldwide, 0.8% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2020, 2 officers in FL were lost to suicide, the 2nd heaviest of 8 years on record. The heaviest was 2019, with 4.
In 2020, 21 officers in the United States were lost to suicide, the 2nd heaviest of 31 years on record. The heaviest was 2019, with 25.
In 2020, 21 officers worldwide were lost to suicide, the 2nd heaviest of 75 years on record. The heaviest was 2019, with 26.
Who
Adam was 54. Of the 10 lost to suicide in FL whose age is recorded, half were between 33.3 and 46; the middle age was 42. Adam had served 26 years; the middle length of service was 21 years.
Adam was 54. Of the 146 lost to suicide in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 36 and 50; the middle age was 43. Adam had served 26 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.
Adam was 54. Of the 209 lost to suicide worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 35 and 48; the middle age was 42. Adam had served 26 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.
When
April holds 7.7% of these deaths in FL; January holds the most, 15.4%. Sundays: 15.4%.
April holds 6.8% of these deaths in the United States; June holds the most, 12.6%. Sundays: 17.4%.
April holds 7% of these deaths worldwide; May holds the most, 11.7%. Sundays: 15.2%.
How
Suicide deaths account for 6.3% of all 16 deaths at Pensacola Police Department, the 3rd most common cause.
Suicide deaths account for 1.3% of all 1,007 deaths in FL, the 5th most common cause.
Suicide deaths account for 0.7% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 5th most common cause.
Suicide deaths account for 0.8% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 6th most common cause.
His people
Pensacola Police Department has 16 officers remembered here, Adam among them.
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John William Robert Gordon Sep 22, 1889
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John Yelverton Jun 3, 1899
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William B. Burnham Mar 18, 1906
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J. D. Carter Apr 4, 1909
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C. F. Bazzell Mar 16, 1932
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Clinton A. Green Feb 26, 1938
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Archie Bowman Aug 19, 1938
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Herbert Hatcher Jan 15, 1939
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Edward O'Brien Pursell
Aug 12, 1944
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Louis J. Champa May 27, 1951
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Curtis Neal Jones
Jun 27, 1980
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Amos Cross
Sep 12, 1980
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Stephen A. Taylor
Oct 19, 1982
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Glenn Rowe Austraw
Feb 26, 1997
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Adam George Bernard McCoy
Apr 26, 2020
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Angela Joy Nieto
Oct 14, 2026
Military Service
Adam McCoy served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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