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Chief of Police

Guyon Loxie Phillips, Sr.

Chesnee Police Department — Chesnee, SC

Cardiac

End of Watch July 1, 1936

Age 37

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Badge CHIEF

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Chief Phillips suffered a fatal heart attack while pursuing a burglary suspect who was breaking into a local store. Chief Phillips collapsed during the foot chase and died two days later. Chief Phillips had served with the department for only a few weeks but had served in law enforcement for 10 years. He had previously served as a railroad detective for the Central and Western Carolina Railroad and as chief of Tucapau, South Carolina, Police Department.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two sons.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Phillips gave the Chesnee Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chesnee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Phillips.

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

Agency

Department Chesnee Police Department

Location Chesnee, SC

Platform Identity cpd.spartanburg.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 1, 1936

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 37

Badge Number CHIEF

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Chief of Police Guyon Loxie Phillips, Sr. 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 SC, 20 of 438 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Chesnee Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Chesnee Police Department

of 2 officers

50% Cardiac

SC — Statewide

of 438 officers

4.6% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Guyon Loxie Phillips, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Guyon Loxie Phillips, Sr. Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Guyon Loxie Phillips, Sr. is highlighted in Jul.

Jan

124

Feb

105

Mar

Apr

116

May

115

Jun

Jul

Aug

104

Sep

109

Oct

121

Nov

113

Dec

111

Others Who Wore This Badge

1 officer from Chesnee Police Department are honored on badge.nw.