Roll of Honor
Lawrence Christopher Prather
Incident
Corrections Officer Lawrence Prather suffered a pulmonary embolism at the North End Housing Unit at the New Hampshire State Prison for Men at 281 North State Street in Concord.
Officer Prather had been responding to repeat patterns of over-dose events at the facility. Within five days, correctional officers responded to two separate incidents where inmates were physically violent to EMTs and officers while under the influence of illegal drugs. Officer Prather usually worked alone, and his duties required frequent movement up and down stairs throughout the facility as he worked with inmates.
Despite life-saving efforts by corrections officers and nursing staff, Officer Prather passed away at Concord Hospital.
Officer Prather had served with the New Hampshire Department of Corrections for six years.
Survivors
He is survived by his two daughters, brother, and father.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Officer Prather gave the New Hampshire Department of Corrections 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Hampshire. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer Prather.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corrections Officer Lawrence Christopher Prather is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NH, 3 of 59 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 5.1% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lawrence Christopher Prather's cause is highlighted.
How Lawrence Christopher Prather Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Lawrence Christopher Prather is highlighted in Jan.