Roll of Honor
Rodney C. Welch
Incident
Correctional Officer Rodney Welch suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after responding to a fight between two inmates at the Algoa Correctional Center in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Officer Welch was assaulted while trying to break up the two inmates and received several bruises to his face and chest. After the inmates were secured, Officer Welch began to have chest pains and collapsed. He was transported to a local hospital where he died approximately one hour later.
Officer Welch was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Missouri Department of Corrections for four years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
- 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 I Welch gave the Missouri Department of Corrections 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Missouri. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Rodney C. Welch served in the Army (1977â1997) before joining law enforcement.
Correctional Officer I Rodney C. Welch 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 MO, 32 of 813 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.9% of this state's fallen.
At Missouri Department of Corrections, 1 of 20 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Rodney C. Welch's cause is highlighted.
How Rodney C. Welch Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Rodney C. Welch is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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