Herbert E. Parmeter
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Sheriff

Herbert E. Parmeter

Cardiac
End of Watch September 6, 1974
Age 66
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Gender Male

Incident

Sheriff Parmeter suffered a fatal heart attack in the sheriff's office. He had been appointed to the position 6 months earlier following the death of the previous sheriff.

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

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

Agency

Location Forman, ND
Platform Identity scso.sargent.nd.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 6, 1974
Age 66
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Sheriff Herbert E. Parmeter 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 ND, 7 of 61 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 11.5% of this state's fallen. That is 7.5 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

Sargent County Sheriff's Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Cardiac
ND — Statewide
7
of 61 officers
11.5% 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. Herbert E. Parmeter'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 Herbert E. Parmeter Compares

Age at End of Watch
66
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Herbert E. Parmeter is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111