Incident
Police Officer Marc Kelley suffered a fatal heart attack while responding to a fire alarm call at Verna McLean Hall on the Trinity University campus shortly before 3:00 pm.
While checking the building he began to experience trouble breathing and activated his radio's emergency button. Responding officers initiated CPR and he was transported to Downtown Baptist Hospital, where he passed away two days later.
Officer Kelley had served with the Trinity University Police Department for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his mother, brother, and niece.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Kelley gave the Trinity University Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Antonio community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Kelley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Marc Uland Kelley 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 TX, 88 of 2,421 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.6% of this state's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Marc Uland Kelley's cause is highlighted.
How Marc Uland Kelley Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Marc Uland Kelley is highlighted in Mar.