Lauriston F. Hustus, Jr.

Florida Department of Corrections — Tallahassee, FL

Cardiac Veteran →

End of Watch July 16, 1980

Age 43

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Correctional Officer Larry Hustus suffered a fatal heart attack while supervising an inmate work squad at Zephyrhills Correctional Institution. Officer Hustus was a U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force Vietnam War veteran and served with the Florida Department of Corrections for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, parents, and four sisters.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Correctional Officer Hustus gave the Florida Department of Corrections 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Florida, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Florida Department of Corrections

Location Tallahassee, FL

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Service Record

End of Watch July 16, 1980

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

Lauriston F. Hustus, Jr. served in the Marine Corps (1963â1967) before joining law enforcement.

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Correctional Officer Lauriston F. Hustus, Jr. 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 FL, 62 of 1,008 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 6.2% of this state's fallen. That is 2.2 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Florida Department of Corrections, 6 of 33 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 18.2% of this agency's fallen.

Florida Department of Corrections

of 33 officers

18.2% Cardiac

FL — Statewide

of 1,008 officers

6.2% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac