Thomas Doyle Ray, Jr.

Orange County Sheriff's Office — Orange, TX

Cardiac

End of Watch October 23, 2016

Age 46

Tour of Duty 21 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Captain Thomas Ray suffered a fatal heart attack following a foot pursuit in the Vidor area of the county.

He and another officer were investigating a recent string of burglaries in the area when they became involved in a foot pursuit with a suspect. After the subject was taken into custody Captain Ray began experiencing chest pain. The symptoms persisted after he went home. He was transported to a hospital on the morning of October 23rd, 2016, where he died several hours later.

Captain Ray had served with the Orange County Sheriff's Office for 21 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

21 years. You could have gone home.
Captain Ray gave the Orange County Sheriff's Office 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Orange community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Ray.

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

Agency

Department Orange County Sheriff's Office

Location Orange, TX

Platform Identity ocso.orange.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 23, 2016

Tour of Duty 21 yrs

Age 46

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Cause Detail Heart attack

Captain Thomas Doyle Ray, Jr. 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 Orange County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Orange County Sheriff's Office

of 5 officers

20% Cardiac

TX — Statewide

of 2,421 officers

3.6% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac