Harold D. Hambrick

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol — Austin, TX

Cardiac

End of Watch July 7, 1974

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 94

Incident

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

Patrolman Hambrick suffered a fatal heart attack after witnessing Trooper John Oldham being struck by a car. Both officers were working a traffic detail at the time.

Patrolman Hambrick had been with the Texas Department of Public Safety for seven years and was stationed at Baird.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Hambrick gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Hambrick.

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

Agency

Department Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol

Location Austin, TX

Platform Identity tdpsthp.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 7, 1974

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Patrolman Harold D. Hambrick 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 TX, 88 of 2,421 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.6% of this state's fallen.

At Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, 2 of 95 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.1% of this agency's fallen.

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol

of 95 officers

2.1% Cardiac

TX — Statewide

of 2,421 officers

3.6% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac