Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Ewald suffered a fatal heart attack while on duty at the juvenile detention center. Doctors attributed the heart attack to the stress of being shot and losing his partner, Deputy Frank Crampton, in an incident earlier in the year.
Survivors
Deputy Ewald had been with the agency for 20 years and was survived by his wife, two daughters, and five grandchildren.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
20 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Ewald gave the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Ann Arbor community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Ewald.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Harold C. Ewald 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 MI, 39 of 718 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.4% of this state's fallen. That is 1.4 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harold C. Ewald's cause is highlighted.
How Harold C. Ewald Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Harold C. Ewald is highlighted in Dec.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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