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Lieutenant

Phillip J. "Bud" Morris

Vincennes University Police Department — Vincennes, IN

Cardiac Veteran

End of Watch December 10, 1975

Age 45

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Lieutenant Phillip Morris suffered a fatal heart attack in the early morning hours while engaged in a foot pursuit of a suspect on the Vincennes University campus.

He was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital, where he passed away at approximately 3:30 am.

Lieutenant Morris was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and had served with the Vincennes University Police Department for eight years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two daughters, four grandchildren, mother, and four siblings.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Lieutenant Morris gave the Vincennes University Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Vincennes community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Vincennes University Police Department

Location Vincennes, IN

Platform Identity vuup.knox.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 10, 1975

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Age 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

Phillip J. "Bud" Morris served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Lieutenant Phillip J. "Bud" Morris 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%.

Vincennes University Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Cardiac

IN — Statewide

of 503 officers

4.8% 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. Phillip J. "Bud" Morris'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 Phillip J. "Bud" Morris Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service