William Randall Steedley Sr.

Charlton County Sheriff's Office — Folkston, GA

Veteran → Cardiac

End of Watch November 1, 1971

Age 44

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 2

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Buddy Steedley suffered a fatal heart attack after pulling over a DUI suspect to administer a balloon breathalyzer test.

When the station tried to contact Deputy Sheriff Steedley and received no response, the sheriff immediately went to the scene and found Deputy Steedley lying beside his patrol car. He was transported to the local hospital where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.

Deputy Steedley was survived by his wife, three daughters, one son, seven sisters, and two brothers.

Survivors

Deputy Steedley was survived by his wife, three daughters, one son, seven sisters, and two brothers.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Steedley served with the Charlton County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Folkston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Steedley.

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

Agency

Department Charlton County Sheriff's Office

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Folkston, Charlton County, GA

Platform Identity ccso.charlton.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 1, 1971

Age 44

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

William Randall Steedley Sr. served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Deputy Sheriff William Randall Steedley Sr. 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 GA, 23 of 905 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.5% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Charlton County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Charlton County Sheriff's Office

of 3 officers

33.3% Cardiac

GA — Statewide

of 905 officers

2.5% Cardiac

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Cardiac