Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Hanson, 48, died of a heart attack following a high speed chase in which the suspect rammed his patrol car on Highway 60. The car had been reported stolen and was occupied by two girls. After the girls finally stopped and as they were being taken into custody Deputy Hanson collapsed. Deputy Hanson had been with the agency for eight years and had been in law enforcement for 21 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three sons, and a daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
21 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Hanson gave the Rice County Sheriff's Department 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Faribault community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Hanson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Terry Francis Hanson 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 MN, 26 of 293 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 8.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.9 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Rice County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Terry Francis Hanson's cause is highlighted.
How Terry Francis Hanson Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Terry Francis Hanson is highlighted in Mar.
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