Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Velasquez suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after he and his partner struggled with a suspect. They were attempting to arrest a person on a mental illness warrant. After the heart attack, he was transported to Parkland Hospital, where he suffered a second heart attack two days later and died. Deputy Velasquez had served with the agency for 15 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Velasquez gave the Dallas County Sheriff's Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Velasquez.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Esteban Velasquez, Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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. That is 3.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Dallas County Sheriff's Department, 3 of 20 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 15% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Esteban Velasquez, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Esteban Velasquez, Jr. Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Esteban Velasquez, Jr. is highlighted in Feb.
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