Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Coleman had served with the Butler Police Department for 17 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Coleman gave the Butler Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Butler community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Coleman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Roy O'Neal Coleman 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 AL, 30 of 643 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.7% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Roy O'Neal Coleman's cause is highlighted.
How Roy O'Neal Coleman Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Roy O'Neal Coleman is highlighted in Feb.