Roll of Honor
George Maurice Hendrix, Jr.
Incident
Lieutenant George Hendrix and Investigator Thomas Smith were killed when their Bell OH-58A helicopter crashed at Kenneth Copeland Airport. Lieutenant Hendrix was piloting the aircraft, one of two donated to the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office by the United States military. Witnesses stated that the helicopter had just taken off when it plummeted straight down. Bystanders pulled both deputies from the wreckage and administered CPR but were unable to save them due to intensive spinal, head, and internal injuries. Lieutenant Hendrix was a United States Army Vietnam War veteran and served with the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office for six years. He had previously served with the Euless Police Department and the Shreveport (Louisiana) Police Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
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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.
Lieutenant Hendrix gave the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community, and 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
George Maurice Hendrix, Jr. served in the Army (1980â1980) before joining law enforcement.
Lieutenant George Maurice Hendrix, Jr. is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Maurice Hendrix, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How George Maurice Hendrix, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Maurice Hendrix, Jr. is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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