Dale E. DeBerry
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Sergeant

Dale E. DeBerry

Norman Police Department — Norman, OK
Cardiac
End of Watch December 1, 1998
Age 41
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Dale DeBerry died after suffering a heart attack while going through a routine physical training exercise at the department's shooting range. He was running through an obstacle course when he collapsed. CPR was administered and he was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Survivors

Sergeant DeBerry is survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-OK-901D31A1
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant DeBerry gave the Norman Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Norman community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant DeBerry.

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

Agency

Location Norman, OK
Platform Identity npd.cleveland.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 1, 1998
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
Age 41
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Sergeant Dale E. DeBerry 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 OK, 21 of 582 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.6% of this state's fallen.

At Norman Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Norman Police Department
1
of 3 officers
33.3% Cardiac
OK — Statewide
21
of 582 officers
3.6% 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. Dale E. DeBerry'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 Dale E. DeBerry Compares

Age at End of Watch
41
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
14
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Dale E. DeBerry 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

Incident Location

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