William Harold Briggs

Creek County Sheriff's Dept. — Sapulpa, OK

Illness

End of Watch January 17, 2018

Age 49

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Corporal Bill Briggs died from complications of a stroke he suffered while on duty on December 10th, 2017.

He was transported to a hospital where he remained until passing away on January 17th, 2018.

Corporal Briggs had served with the Creek County Sheriff's Office for 14 years. He is survived by his wife, two children, parents, three sisters, and two brothers. His father and one brother also served in law enforcement.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, two children, parents, three sisters, and two brothers.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Briggs gave the Creek County Sheriff's Office 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Sapulpa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Briggs.

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

Agency

Department Creek County Sheriff's Dept.

Location Sapulpa, OK

Platform Identity ccso.creek.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 17, 2018

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

Age 49

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Duty related illness

Corporal William Harold Briggs 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 OK, 21 of 582 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.6% of this state's fallen. That is 5.5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

At Creek County Sheriff's Dept., 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Creek County Sheriff's Dept.

of 4 officers

25% Illness

OK — Statewide

of 582 officers

3.6% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness