Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Harold Snellenberger suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to an emergency call where a two-year-old child had been struck by a car.
Officer Snellenberger's partner began crowd control while his partner began CPR on the child when he arrived at the scene and continued life-saving efforts for several minutes until the child began to breathe. While Officer Snellenberger was consoling the mother of the child, he collapsed. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Officer Snellenberger was a United States Navy veteran.
Survivors
Survivors include his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Snellenberger served with the Pecos Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Pecos community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Harold Eugene Snellenberger served in the Navy (1961â1963) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Harold Eugene Snellenberger 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 Pecos Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harold Eugene Snellenberger's cause is highlighted.
How Harold Eugene Snellenberger Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Harold Eugene Snellenberger is highlighted in Mar.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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