Thomas C. Bounds

Fort Worth Police Dept. — Fort Worth, TX

Cardiac

End of Watch December 9, 1938

Age 68

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

The Vigil Panel 75 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 58

Incident

Officer Thomas Bounds suffered a fatal heart attack while attempting to climb out of a deep ravine while investigating loose livestock at 3:45 am.

Officer Bounds, who was the city's livestock officer and pound keeper, was on patrol when he spotted the livestock. He suffered a heart attack in the ravine, and his body wasn't located until the following day.

Officer Bounds had served with the Fort Worth Police Department for 17 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two daughters, and a grandson.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Bounds gave the Fort Worth Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Bounds.

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

Agency

Department Fort Worth Police Dept.

Location Fort Worth, TX

Platform Identity fwpd.tarrant.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 9, 1938

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

Age 68

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Cause Detail Heart attack

Officer Thomas C. Bounds 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 Fort Worth Police Dept., 2 of 59 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.4% of this agency's fallen.

Fort Worth Police Dept.

of 59 officers

3.4% Cardiac

TX — Statewide

of 2,421 officers

3.6% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac