Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Tim Causey died as the result of smoke inhalation he suffered on March 16th, 2013, after responding to a massive fire in the Windsor Green area.
The fire destroyed 26 different condominium buildings. Deputy Causey responded to assist with securing the scene the night of the fire and for several days following the fire. After becoming ill in the following days, he was diagnosed with smoke inhalation and acute respiratory failure. He was subsequently flown to the Medical University of South Carolina where he remained until passing away on May 19th, 2013.
Deputy Causey was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Horry County Sheriff's Office for 25 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Causey gave the Horry County Sheriff's Office 25 years.
Thank you for your service to the Conway community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Timothy Eugene Causey served in the Marine Corps (1985â1989) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Timothy Eugene Causey is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In SC, 137 of 438 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.3 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Horry County Sheriff's Dept., 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Timothy Eugene Causey's cause is highlighted.
How Timothy Eugene Causey Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Timothy Eugene Causey is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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