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Raymond Warf
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Sheriff

Raymond Warf

Letcher County Sheriff's Office — Whitesburg, KY
Cardiac
United States flag Kentucky flag
End of Watch October 31, 1970
Age 60
Tour of Duty 11 mo
The Vigil Panel 107 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 18

Incident

Sheriff Raymond Warf suffered a fatal heart attack while investigating a Halloween prank that involved a group of men dismantling a bridge. When he arrived at the scene he was confronted by a group of 15 people.

After collapsing he was transported to a local hospital where he passed away.

Sheriff Warf had served with the agency for 11 months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and six children.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Warf served with the Letcher County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Whitesburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Warf.

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

Agency

Department Letcher County Sheriff's Office
Location Whitesburg, KY
Platform Identity lcso.letcher.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 31, 1970
Tour of Duty 11 mo
Age 60
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Sheriff Raymond Warf 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%.

At Letcher County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 19 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 15.8% of this agency's fallen.

Letcher County Sheriff's Office
3
of 19 officers
15.8% Cardiac
KY — Statewide
44
of 983 officers
4.5% 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. Raymond Warf'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 Raymond Warf Compares

Age at End of Watch
60
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
0.9
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond Warf is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111