Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Louis Myers suffered a fatal heart attack following a foot pursuit of an escaped convict.
The escapee was spotted around U.S. 60, east of Marion, and Patrolman Myers went to the area to investigate. After failing to capture the escapee, Patrolman Myers returned to his patrol car and collapsed. He was unable to be resuscitated at the Crittenden County Hospital.
Officers were able to apprehend the escapee the next day.
Patrolman Myers was a United States Army WWII veteran and had served with the Marion Police Department for 4 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, daughter, and four children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- 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.
Patrolman Myers gave the Marion Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Marion community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Louis William Myers served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Louis William Myers 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 KY, 44 of 983 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.5 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Louis William Myers's cause is highlighted.
How Louis William Myers Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Louis William Myers is highlighted in Aug.