Raymond Henry Berry
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Officer

Raymond Henry Berry

California Highway Patrol — Sacramento, CA
Cardiac
End of Watch April 8, 1945
Age 49
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Raymond Berry suffered a fatal heart attack during a stressful event while on duty.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Berry served with the California Highway Patrol.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Berry.

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

Agency

Location Sacramento, CA
Platform Identity chp.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 8, 1945
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Officer Raymond Henry Berry 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 CA, 52 of 1,837 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.8% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.

At California Highway Patrol, 5 of 233 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.1% of this agency's fallen.

California Highway Patrol
5
of 233 officers
2.1% Cardiac
CA — Statewide
52
of 1,837 officers
2.8% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Raymond Henry Berry's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Raymond Henry Berry Compares

Age at End of Watch
49
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond Henry Berry is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111