Eugene T. "Tal" Groover, Jr.

Georgia Dept. of Corrections — Atlanta, GA

Cardiac

End of Watch July 9, 2004

Age 44

Tour of Duty 22 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 37

Incident

Probation Officer Tal Groover suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in a defensive tactics training exercise in Reidsville, Georgia.

Officer Groover had served with the Georgia Department of Corrections for 22 years, and was assigned to the Hinesville Probation Office.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, daughter, and son.

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Tributes

22 years. You could have gone home.
Probation Officer Groover gave the Georgia Department of Corrections 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Probation Officer Groover.

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

Agency

Department Georgia Dept. of Corrections

Location Atlanta, GA

Platform Identity gdcorr.fulton.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 9, 2004

Tour of Duty 22 yrs

Age 44

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Probation Officer Eugene T. "Tal" Groover, Jr. 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 GA, 23 of 903 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.5% of this state's fallen. That is 1.5 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.

At Georgia Dept. of Corrections, 2 of 38 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.3% of this agency's fallen.

Georgia Dept. of Corrections

of 38 officers

5.3% Cardiac

GA — Statewide

of 903 officers

2.5% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac