Roll of Honor
Alfred Lemoine Drabenstot
Incident
Captain Alfred Drabenstot suffered a fatal heart attack while assisting at the scene of a medical emergency involving an injured water skier. Captain Drabenstot had served with the Huntington County Sheriff's Department for 19 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his mother and nine siblings.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Captain Drabenstot gave the Huntington County Sheriff's Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Huntington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Drabenstot.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Alfred Lemoine Drabenstot served in the U.S. Army (1951â1953) before joining law enforcement.
Captain Alfred Lemoine Drabenstot is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In IN, 24 of 503 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.8% of this state's fallen. That is 4.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alfred Lemoine Drabenstot's cause is highlighted.
How Alfred Lemoine Drabenstot Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Alfred Lemoine Drabenstot is highlighted in May.
Military Service
Alfred Lemoine Drabenstot served in the U.S. Army (1951–1953) before joining law enforcement.
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