Theresa Elizabeth Simon
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Sergeant

Theresa Elizabeth Simon

Slidell Police Department — Slidell, LA
Cardiac
End of Watch June 13, 2021
Age 46
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
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Gender Female

Incident

Sergeant Theresa Simon suffered a fatal heart after responding to several calls the day prior. She had answered a fight call with emergency sirens and lights. After that, she responded to an alarm call where she thoroughly searched the premises for suspects or victims.

Sergeant Simon had served with the Slidell Police Department for 20 years.

Survivors

She was survived by her husband, a Lieutenant with the Slidell Police Department, two sons, parents, two brothers, and a sister.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

20 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Simon gave the Slidell Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Slidell community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Simon.

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

Agency

Location Slidell, LA
Platform Identity spd.sttammany.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 13, 2021
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Age 46
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac
Cause Detail Heart attack

Sergeant Theresa Elizabeth Simon 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 LA, 21 of 595 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.5% of this state's fallen.

At Slidell Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Slidell Police Department
1
of 3 officers
33.3% Cardiac
LA — Statewide
21
of 595 officers
3.5% 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. Theresa Elizabeth Simon'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 Theresa Elizabeth Simon Compares

Age at End of Watch
46
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
20
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Theresa Elizabeth Simon is highlighted in Jun.

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

Incident Location

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