Teresia Wheeler

Alabama Department of Corrections — Montgomery, AL

Cardiac

End of Watch October 1, 2001

Age 24

Tour of Duty 2 mo

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Gender Female

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Correctional Officer Teresia Wheeler suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in a required run at the Alabama Corrections Academy.

She collapsed while attempting to complete the 1.5 mile run. She was transported to a local hospital where she died.

Officer Wheeler had served with the Alabama Department of Corrections for only two months.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Wheeler served with the Alabama Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Alabama. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Wheeler.

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

Agency

Department Alabama Department of Corrections

Location Montgomery, AL

Platform Identity alabcorr.montgomery.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 1, 2001

Tour of Duty 2 mo

Age 24

Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Correctional Officer Teresia Wheeler 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%.

At Alabama Department of Corrections, 1 of 11 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.1% of this agency's fallen.

Alabama Department of Corrections

of 11 officers

9.1% Cardiac

AL — Statewide

of 643 officers

4.7% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac