Roll of Honor
Ray Elwin Horn, III
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Ray Horn suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after participating in his agency's mandatory physical fitness testing.
He had completed the testing and left the facility when he suffered the heart attack while driving his patrol car near the intersection of FM 3009 and Dimrock, in Schertz, at 5:15 pm. His patrol car then collided with two other vehicles at the intersection. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Deputy Horn was a U.S Air Force veteran and had served with the Comal County Sheriff's Office for 11-1/2 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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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 Horn gave the Comal County Sheriff's Office 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Braunfels 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
Ray Elwin Horn, III served in the Air Force (1993â1997) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Ray Elwin Horn, III 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 TX, 88 of 2,421 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.6% of this state's fallen.
At Comal County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 5 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ray Elwin Horn, III's cause is highlighted.
How Ray Elwin Horn, III Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Ray Elwin Horn, III is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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