Arthur Burton Caton, Sr.

Clay County Sheriff's Office — Green Cove Springs, FL

Cardiac

End of Watch July 15, 1979

Age 59

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 8

Incident

Auxiliary Deputy Arthur Caton suffered a fatal heart attack while working a traffic detail in Orange Park.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Auxiliary Deputy Caton served with the Clay County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Green Cove Springs community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Auxiliary Deputy Caton.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Clay County Sheriff's Office

Location Green Cove Springs, FL

Platform Identity ccso.clay.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 15, 1979

Age 59

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Auxiliary Deputy Arthur Burton Caton, Sr. 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 Clay County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 9 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 11.1% of this agency's fallen.

Clay County Sheriff's Office

of 9 officers

11.1% Cardiac

FL — Statewide

of 1,008 officers

6.2% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac