Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Robert Ransom suffered a fatal heart attack inside the Marvin A. Smith Criminal Justice Facility while responding to a medical emergency involving an inmate.
As other deputies attempted to revive the inmate Jailer Ransom rushed to retrieve an AED. He collapsed moments later. Both he and the inmate were transported to Good Sheppard Medical Center where he passed away. The inmate that Corporal Ransom was assisting survived and was returned to the jail.
Corporal Ransom had served with the Gregg County Sheriff's Office for 11 years and had previously served with the Porter County, Indiana, Sheriff's Office for 25 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his children and two brothers.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
36 years. You could have gone home.
Corporal Ransom gave the Gregg County Sheriff's Office 36 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Longview community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Ransom.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Robert Eugene Ransom 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 Gregg County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Eugene Ransom's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Eugene Ransom Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Eugene Ransom is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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