Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Henry Adams suffered a fatal heart attack while conducting a traffic stop in the 4400 block of North Ocean Boulevard at about 4:40 am.
The driver of the vehicle he stopped used his radio to call for help and then rendered aide until Sergeant Adams was transported to a local hospital.
Sergeant Adams had served with the Sea Ranch Lakes Police Department for four years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, three daughters, and one grandchild.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Adams gave the Sea Ranch Lakes Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Sea Ranch Lakes community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Adams.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Henry Nelson Adams 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 FL, 62 of 1,008 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 6.2% of this state's fallen. That is 2.2 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Nelson Adams's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Nelson Adams Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Nelson Adams is highlighted in Nov.