Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Spears suffered a fatal heart attack while struggling with a man at a nightclub. Corporal Spears had served with the agency for 18 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
In Our Keeping
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Spears gave the Florence County Sheriff's Office 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Effingham community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Spears.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Thomas William Spears 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 SC, 20 of 438 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Florence County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 6 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas William Spears's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas William Spears Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas William Spears is highlighted in Jul.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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