Incident
Lieutenant Charles Cooper suffered a fatal heart attack during a first responder training exercise at the Forehand Training Center. Lieutenant Cooper was assigned to the Cross City Correctional Institution at the time.
Survivors
He was survived by his son and one brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Cooper 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, Lieutenant Cooper.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Charles Andrew Cooper 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. Charles Andrew Cooper's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Andrew Cooper Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Andrew Cooper is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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