Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy City Marshal Robert Buckner suffered a fatal heart attack while struggling with a man who had just been arrested.
The city marshal had arrested a man for disorderly conduct at a local gas station. He took the man back to his home and called Deputy Marshal Buckner to transport him to jail.
Deputy Marshal Buckner took custody of the man, but when he attempted to put him the car the man began to struggle. They both fell to the ground and struggled for several moments when Deputy Marshal Buckner suddenly collapsed.
A doctor was called for but it was determined that he had died instantly upon suffering a heart attack.
Deputy Marshal Buckner was survived by his wife and nine children.
Survivors
Deputy Marshal Buckner was survived by his wife and nine children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy City Marshal Buckner served with the Desloge Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Desloge community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy City Marshal Buckner.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy City Marshal Robert Lee Buckner 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Lee Buckner's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Lee Buckner Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Lee Buckner is highlighted in May.