Mark Gregory Diebold
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Deputy Constable

Mark Gregory Diebold

Cardiac
End of Watch September 7, 2017
Age 48
Tour of Duty 23 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Constable Mark Diebold suffered a fatal heart attack following qualifications for the agency's tactical team.

Members of the tactical team immediately began CPR when he collapsed following the qualifications. He was transported to Alliance Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

Deputy Diebold had served with the Tarrant County Constable's Office - Precinct 5 for nine years and had previously served with the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office for 14 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three children.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

23 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Constable Diebold gave the Tarrant County Constable's Office 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Constable Diebold.

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

Agency

Location Fort Worth, TX
Platform Identity tccop5co.tarrant.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 7, 2017
Tour of Duty 23 yrs
Age 48
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Deputy Constable Mark Gregory Diebold 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 Tarrant County Constable's Office - Precinct 5, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Tarrant County Constable's Office - Precinct 5
1
of 2 officers
50% Cardiac
TX — Statewide
88
of 2,421 officers
3.6% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mark Gregory Diebold'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 Mark Gregory Diebold Compares

Age at End of Watch
48
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
23
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Mark Gregory Diebold is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

Others Who Wore This Badge

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