Craig Allan Orrell
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Corrections Officer IV

Craig Allan Orrell

Cardiac
End of Watch May 12, 2011
Age 50
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Corrections Officer Craig Orrell suffered a fatal heart attack while jogging during an annual physical fitness test at the Edmundo Mireles Academy in Beeville, Texas.

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July 23, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Officer IV Orrell gave the Texas Department of Criminal Justice 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Huntsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer IV Orrell.

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

Agency

Location Huntsville, TX
Platform Identity tdcjcidcorr.walker.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 12, 2011
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 50
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Corrections Officer IV Craig Allan Orrell 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 Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, 6 of 124 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.8% of this agency's fallen.

Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division
6
of 124 officers
4.8% 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. Craig Allan Orrell'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 Craig Allan Orrell Compares

Age at End of Watch
50
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
6
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Craig Allan Orrell is highlighted in May.

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

Incident Location