Roll of Honor
Bobby Dean Woodward
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Bobby Dean Woodward was assisting other deputies with a traffic crash when he started having chest pains.
He was told to go home and lie down. While at home, he suffered a fatal heart attack. Deputy Sheriff Woodward was transported to a Corpus Christi Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Deputy Woodward was a United States Navy Korean War veteran who had served with the San Patricio County Sheriff's Office and previously served with the Mathis Police Department.
His body was transported to Oklahoma, where he was buried at Vernon Cemetary in Coweta, Wagoner County, Oklahoma.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, four brothers, two sisters, and three grandchildren.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Woodward gave the San Patricio County Sheriff's Office 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Sinton community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Bobby Dean Woodward served in the Navy (1948â1952) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Bobby Dean Woodward is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TX, 88 of 2,421 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.6% of this state's fallen.
At San Patricio County Sheriff's Dept., 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bobby Dean Woodward's cause is highlighted.
How Bobby Dean Woodward Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Bobby Dean Woodward is highlighted in Dec.
Others Who Wore This Badge
4 officers from San Patricio County Sheriff's Dept. are honored on badge.nw.
