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Undersheriff

Guy Argel Fuller

Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office — Traverse City, MI

Cardiac

End of Watch July 1, 1958

Age 68

Tour of Duty 28 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Undersheriff Guy Fuller suffered a fatal heart attack during a vehicle and foot pursuit of a subject wanted on an outstanding warrant.

He and another deputy had pursued the subject into Interlochen, where the man then fled on foot. The second deputy pursued the subject on foot as Undersheriff Fuller ran to the suspect's vehicle to disable it. He collapsed at the subject's vehicle and passed away as a result of a heart attack.

Undersheriff Fuller had served with the Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office for 28 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, three grandchildren, five brothers, and three sisters.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

28 years. You could have gone home.
Undersheriff Fuller gave the Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office 28 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Traverse City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Undersheriff Fuller.

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

Agency

Department Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office

Location Traverse City, MI

Platform Identity gtcso.gtraverse.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 1, 1958

Tour of Duty 28 yrs

Age 68

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Cause Detail Heart attack

Weapon Not available

Undersheriff Guy Argel Fuller 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 MI, 39 of 718 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.4% of this state's fallen. That is 1.4 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office

of 1 officers

100% Cardiac

MI — Statewide

of 718 officers

5.4% 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. Guy Argel Fuller'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 Guy Argel Fuller Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service