William Wolfe
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Deputy Sheriff

William Wolfe

Cardiac
End of Watch August 24, 1997
Age 50
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy William Wolfe suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in a required training run at the academy.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Wolfe served with the Ravalli County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Hamilton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Wolfe.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Hamilton, Ravalli County, MT
Platform Identity rcso.ravalli.mt.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 24, 1997
Age 50
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Deputy Sheriff William Wolfe is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.

In MT, 10 of 142 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 7% of this state's fallen. That is 7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Ravalli County Sheriff's Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Cardiac
MT — Statewide
10
of 142 officers
7% Cardiac
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Wolfe's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How William Wolfe Compares

Age at Death
50
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. William Wolfe is highlighted in Aug.

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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