Frank Floyd McKenzie
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Deputy Sheriff

Frank Floyd McKenzie

Loudon County Sheriff's Office — Lenoir City, TN
Illness
End of Watch March 26, 1977
Age 50
Tour of Duty 26 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Frank McKenzie died as a result of a blood clot forming during a foot pursuit. Deputy McKenzie was on foot patrol when he attempted to stop a car in a parking lot in Philadelphia, Tennessee, being driven by a teenager. While attempting to stop the car a blood clot formed in Deputy McKenzie's foot and lodged in his pulmonary artery. The driver of the vehicle was questioned but never charged in connection with Deputy McKenzie's death. Deputy McKenzie had served with the Loudon County Sheriff's Office for 26 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his mother, twin brother, and sister.

In Our Keeping

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

26 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff McKenzie gave the Loudon County Sheriff's Office 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Lenoir City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff McKenzie.

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

Agency

Location Lenoir City, TN
Platform Identity lcso.loudon.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 26, 1977
Tour of Duty 26 yrs
Age 50
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Weapon Not available
Offender Not available

Deputy Sheriff Frank Floyd McKenzie 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 TN, 43 of 769 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 5.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

At Loudon County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 6 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.

Loudon County Sheriff's Office
1
of 6 officers
16.7% Illness
TN — Statewide
43
of 769 officers
5.6% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank Floyd McKenzie'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 Frank Floyd McKenzie Compares

Age at End of Watch
50
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years
Years of Service
26
This officer
Avg for Illness: 18.9 years

Offender Outcome

Not available

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Floyd McKenzie is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

Incident Location