Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Perry died one week after suffering a heart attack following a high speed pursuit.
He had served with the Saluda Police Department for 24 years.
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- July 23, 2026
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24 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Perry gave the Saluda Police Department 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Saluda community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Perry.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Calvin Aldred "Tommy" Perry 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 SC, 20 of 438 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Calvin Aldred "Tommy" Perry's cause is highlighted.
How Calvin Aldred "Tommy" Perry Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Calvin Aldred "Tommy" Perry is highlighted in Dec.