Roll of Honor
Incident
Corrections Officer Craig Orrell suffered a fatal heart attack while jogging during an annual physical fitness test at the Edmundo Mireles Academy in Beeville, Texas.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Officer IV Orrell gave the Texas Department of Criminal Justice 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Huntsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer IV Orrell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Craig Allan Orrell served in the U.S. Army (1980â1981) before joining law enforcement.
Corrections Officer IV Craig Allan Orrell 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 TX, 88 of 2,422 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, 6 of 124 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Craig Allan Orrell's cause is highlighted.
How Craig Allan Orrell Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Craig Allan Orrell is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
Military Service
Craig Allan Orrell served in the U.S. Army (1980–1981) before joining law enforcement.
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