Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Richard Brush suffered a fatal heart attack while attempting to break up a disturbance between two neighbors. The two men who were fighting were both city council members.
When Chief Brush arrived at the scene he stepped between the two and was able to calm the situation.
Shortly after clearing the scene he contacted dispatch and requested EMS to respond to his location. He was transported to a local hospital where he slipped into a coma. He remained on life support for four days until passing away.
Chief Brush had served in law enforcement for 41 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife.
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Tributes
41 years. You could have gone home.
Chief of Police Brush gave the Point Comfort Police Department 41 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Point Comfort community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Brush.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Richard Allen Brush 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard Allen Brush's cause is highlighted.
How Richard Allen Brush Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Allen Brush is highlighted in Mar.