Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief of Police Samuel Blemker suffered a fatal heart attack while struggling with an intoxicated person who had just pulled a knife on him. Chief Blemker had served with the Huntingburg Police Department for seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Blemker gave the Huntingburg Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Huntingburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Blemker.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Samuel E. Blemker 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 IN, 24 of 503 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.8% of this state's fallen. That is 0.8 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Samuel E. Blemker's cause is highlighted.
How Samuel E. Blemker Compares
Offender Outcome
Not available
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Samuel E. Blemker is highlighted in Jul.