Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Kenneth Hendrick suffered a fatal heart attack following a struggle with an inmate at Marion Correctional Institution. He had just broken up a fight between two inmates and was escorting one back to the housing unit when the inmate attacked him. The inmate struck him several times and threw him against a wall before being subdued.
Survivors
Sergeant Hendrick is survived by his wife, son, grandson, brother, and sister.
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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 Hendrick served with the Florida Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Florida. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Hendrick.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Kenneth M. Hendrick 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%.
At Florida Department of Corrections, 6 of 33 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 18.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kenneth M. Hendrick's cause is highlighted.
How Kenneth M. Hendrick Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Kenneth M. Hendrick is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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