Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Jorge Ramos died two days after collapsing during a statewide Correctional Emergency Response Team competition being hosted at the Sumter Correctional Institution, in Bushnell, Florida.
He was transported to Tampa General Hospital where he remained until passing away.
Sergeant Ramos had served with the Florida Department of Corrections for nine years and was assigned to the South Florida Reception Center.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and young daughter.
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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 Ramos gave the Florida Department of Corrections 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Florida. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Ramos.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Jorge Ramos 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. Jorge Ramos's cause is highlighted.
How Jorge Ramos Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Jorge Ramos is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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