Charles Andrew Cooper
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Lieutenant

Charles Andrew Cooper

Florida Department of Corrections — Tallahassee, FL
Cardiac
End of Watch September 15, 1988
Age 38
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Gender Male

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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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

Location Tallahassee, FL
Platform Identity fdcorr.leon.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 15, 1988
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

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.

Florida Department of Corrections
6
of 33 officers
18.2% Cardiac
FL — Statewide
62
of 1,008 officers
6.2% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Andrew Cooper's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Charles Andrew Cooper Compares

Age at End of Watch
38
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Andrew Cooper is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

Incident Location