Bryan Holley
Officer

Bryan Holley

Illness
End of Watch August 18, 2023
Age 57
Tour of Duty 31 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Bryan Holley suffered a fatal medical emergency shortly after performing afternoon traffic control at Bonner Elementary School in Lufkin, Texas.

He collapsed at about 4:10 pm after completing the traffic control assignment.

Officer Holley had served with the Hudson Independent School District Police Department for 10 years and had served in law enforcement for 31 years. He had previously served with the Angelina County Sheriff's Office for 17 years and the Angelina County Constable's Office - Precinct 1 for four years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, four children, and three grandchildren.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-TX-6AB4327E
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

31 years. You could have gone home.
Officer Holley gave the Hudson Independent School District Police Department 31 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Lufkin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Holley.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Lufkin, TX
Platform Identity hisdpd.angelina.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 18, 2023
Tour of Duty 31 yrs
Age 57
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Officer Bryan Holley is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In TX, 204 of 2,422 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 8.4% of this state's fallen. That is 8.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Hudson Independent School District Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Illness
TX — Statewide
204
of 2,422 officers
8.4% Illness
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bryan Holley's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Bryan Holley Compares

Age at Death
57
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.7 years
Years of Service
31
This officer
Avg for Illness: 18.7 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Bryan Holley is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
186
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
182
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
353
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

Incident Location

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