Timothy Parsley
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Corrections Sergeant

Timothy Parsley

Cardiac
End of Watch October 1, 1996
Age 39
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Gender Male

Incident

Corrections Sergeant Timothy Parsley suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after responding to several disturbances. The officer served at the Gib Lewis Unit.

Survivors

Sergeant Parsley is survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Sergeant Parsley served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Thank you for your service to the Huntsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Sergeant Parsley.

— 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 October 1, 1996
Age 39
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Corrections Sergeant Timothy Parsley 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. Timothy Parsley'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 Timothy Parsley Compares

Age at End of Watch
39
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Timothy Parsley is highlighted in Oct.

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