Jack Lee Daugherty
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Officer

Jack Lee Daugherty

Piedmont Police Department — Piedmont, MO
Cardiac
End of Watch October 27, 1989
Age 57
Tour of Duty 28 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Daugherty suffered a fatal heart attack while breaking up a fight outside a bar. He had put two of the four men involved in the fight in a squad car when he sustained the heart attack. Officer Daugherty had a total of 28 years of law enforcement experience with various agencies.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife,son, daughter and granddaughter.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-MO-608C5899
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

28 years. You could have gone home.
Officer Daugherty gave the Piedmont Police Department 28 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Piedmont community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Daugherty.

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

Agency

Location Piedmont, MO
Platform Identity ppd.wayne.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 27, 1989
Tour of Duty 28 yrs
Age 57
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Officer Jack Lee Daugherty 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 MO, 32 of 813 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.9% of this state's fallen.

At Piedmont Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Piedmont Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Cardiac
MO — Statewide
32
of 813 officers
3.9% 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. Jack Lee Daugherty'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 Jack Lee Daugherty Compares

Age at End of Watch
57
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
28
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Jack Lee Daugherty 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

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