Ronald Rexford Beatty

Larimer County Sheriff's Dept. — Fort Collins, CO

Cardiac

End of Watch October 10, 1995

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Corporal Beatty suffered a fatal heart attack following a struggle with a suspect.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Beatty served with the Larimer County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Collins community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Beatty.

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

Agency

Department Larimer County Sheriff's Dept.

Location Fort Collins, CO

Platform Identity lcso.larimer.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 10, 1995

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Corporal Ronald Rexford Beatty 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 CO, 11 of 360 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.

At Larimer County Sheriff's Dept., 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Larimer County Sheriff's Dept.

of 4 officers

50% Cardiac

CO — Statewide

of 360 officers

3.1% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac