I. L. Todd
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Game Warden

I. L. Todd

Cardiac
End of Watch December 27, 1967
Age 49
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
Badge 311
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Gender Male

Incident

Game Warden I.L. Todd suffered a fatal heart attack as he returned from conducting an investigation of a poaching incident. His vehicle became stuck in a snowdrift and he suffered a heart attack while digging out his vehicle. Game Warden Todd had served with the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks for 18 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four children.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-MT-F0209B21
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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Game Warden Todd gave the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Helena community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Game Warden Todd.

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

Agency

Location Helena, MT
Platform Identity mdfwpcons.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 27, 1967
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
Age 49
Badge Number 311
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Game Warden I. L. Todd 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 MT, 10 of 142 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 7% of this state's fallen. That is 3 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, 2 of 8 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks
2
of 8 officers
25% Cardiac
MT — Statewide
10
of 142 officers
7% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. I. L. Todd's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How I. L. Todd Compares

Age at End of Watch
49
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
18
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. I. L. Todd is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111