Jack Wesley Cannon

Georgia Dept. of Corrections — Atlanta, GA

Cardiac

End of Watch August 20, 2009

Age 39

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 37

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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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

Department Georgia Dept. of Corrections

Location Atlanta, GA

Platform Identity gdcorr.fulton.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 20, 2009

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 39

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Correctional Officer Jack Wesley Cannon 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 GA, 23 of 903 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.5% of this state's fallen. That is 1.5 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.

At Georgia Dept. 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.

Georgia Dept. of Corrections

of 38 officers

5.3% Cardiac

GA — Statewide

of 903 officers

2.5% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac