Roll of Honor
Paul Hernandez
Incident
Sergeant Paul Hernandez suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in physical readiness training at the Texas Department of Public Safety Regional Office in San Antonio.
Sergeant Hernandez had served with the Texas Department of Public Safety for over 35 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and son.
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- August 2, 2026
- Last updated
- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
35 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Hernandez gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 35 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Hernandez.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Paul Hernandez 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 TX, 88 of 2,422 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, 2 of 96 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Paul Hernandez's cause is highlighted.
How Paul Hernandez Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Paul Hernandez is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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