Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Earl Hall suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after responding to a burglary alarm in the downtown area of Austin.
After determining the call was a false report, Sergeant Hall and his partner returned to the station to attend a meeting. Sergeant Hall collapsed during the meeting and was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died approximately one hour later.
Sergeant Hall had served with the Austin Police Department for 21 years and had previously served with the Orange Police Department for 3.5 years and the University of Texas at Austin Police Department for 4.5 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
29 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Hall gave the Austin Police Department 29 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Austin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Hall.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Earl Alison Hall 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 Austin Police Dept., 1 of 28 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Earl Alison Hall's cause is highlighted.
How Earl Alison Hall Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Earl Alison Hall is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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