Roll of Honor
Incident
Correctional Officer Jack Cannon suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in an Emergency Response Team training exercise at Valdosta State Prison.
He was running on the prison's track when he collapsed shortly before noon. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Officer Cannon had served with the Georgia Department of Corrections for four years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Cannon gave the Georgia Department of Corrections 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Cannon.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Correctional Officer Jack Wesley Cannon 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 GA, 23 of 905 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.5% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Georgia Department of Corrections, 2 of 38 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jack Wesley Cannon's cause is highlighted.
How Jack Wesley Cannon Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Jack Wesley Cannon is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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