William F. White
Agency patch
Liquor Inspector

William F. White

Cardiac
End of Watch December 8, 1985
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Gender Male

His Life

Liquor Inspector William White suffered a fatal heart attack while involved in a buy and bust operation.

Survivors

Inspector White was survived by his wife and 11 children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-NM-F18B5F7A
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Liquor Inspector White served with the New Mexico Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
Thank you for your service to the Albuquerque community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Liquor Inspector White.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Albuquerque, NM
Platform Identity nmdabcfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 8, 1985
Gender Male

His Life Details

Cause Cardiac

Liquor Inspector William F. White 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 32,587 officers honored here.

In NM, 6 of 193 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.

At New Mexico Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

New Mexico Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
1
of 2 officers
50% Cardiac
NM — Statewide
6
of 193 officers
3.1% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,587 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

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

Felonious
17,559 (53.9%)
Accident
10,095 (31%)
Illness
3,037 (9.3%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
334 (1%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)

How William F. White Compares

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. William F. White is highlighted in Dec.

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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