Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Parmeter suffered a fatal heart attack in the sheriff's office. He had been appointed to the position 6 months earlier following the death of the previous sheriff.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Parmeter served with the Sargent County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Forman community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Parmeter.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Herbert E. Parmeter 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 ND, 7 of 61 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 11.5% of this state's fallen. That is 7.5 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Herbert E. Parmeter's cause is highlighted.
How Herbert E. Parmeter Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Herbert E. Parmeter is highlighted in Sep.