Roll of Honor
Elgar B. Holliday
Incident
Border Patrol Inspector Elgar Holliday suffered a fatal heart attack following three straight days of rescue efforts in the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, following Hurricane Beulah. On the third day, he began to suffer chest pains and checked into a hospital where he was diagnosed with heart failure due to over-exertion. He remained in the hospital until his death in October. Inspector Holliday had served with the United States Border Patrol for 12 years. He was survived by his wife. He was buried in the Pebbles Cemetery in Livingston, Polk County, Texas.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Border Patrol Inspector Holliday gave the United States Department of Justice 12 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Border Patrol Inspector Holliday.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Border Patrol Inspector Elgar B. Holliday 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 DC, 71 of 1,419 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, 6 of 68 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 8.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Elgar B. Holliday's cause is highlighted.
How Elgar B. Holliday Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Elgar B. Holliday is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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