Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Strider suffered a fatal heart attack during a riot at a dirt track in Gore Springs, Mississippi. The sheriff's department was providing crowd control for the opening of the track when a disturbance involving approximately 50 people erupted.
Officers responded with pepper spray and riot gear. Sheriff Strider collapsed as he attempted to subdue a suspect who was assaulting him. Fellow officers performed CPR and then transported him to a local hospital, where he died the following day.
Sheriff Strider had served as sheriff for only 7 months.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and child.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Strider served with the Grenada County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Grenada community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Strider.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Harold Lloyd Strider served in the U.S. Army (1953â1961) before joining law enforcement.
Sheriff Harold Lloyd Strider is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In MS, 9 of 350 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.6% of this state's fallen. That is 2.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harold Lloyd Strider's cause is highlighted.
How Harold Lloyd Strider Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Harold Lloyd Strider is highlighted in Jun.
Military Service
Harold Lloyd Strider served in the U.S. Army (1953–1961) before joining law enforcement.
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