Timothy Gerard Olsovsky
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Sergeant

Timothy Gerard Olsovsky

Cardiac
End of Watch October 7, 2009
Age 51
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Tim Olsovsky suffered a fatal heart attack while conducting night qualifications at the department's shooting range. He had just finished his second relay of shooting when he began to feel ill. A short time later he became unresponsive and EMS was called to the scene.

He was transported to Citizens Medical Center where he passed away.

Sergeant Olsovsky had served with the Victoria County Sheriff's Office for 13 years and had previously served with the Hallettsville Police Department for 11 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and daughter.

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Tributes

24 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Olsovsky gave the Victoria County Sheriff's Office 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Victoria community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Olsovsky.

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

Agency

Location Victoria, TX
Platform Identity vcso.victoria.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 7, 2009
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
Age 51
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Sergeant Timothy Gerard Olsovsky 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 Victoria 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.

Victoria County Sheriff's Office
1
of 5 officers
20% 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 Gerard Olsovsky'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 Gerard Olsovsky Compares

Age at End of Watch
51
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
24
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Timothy Gerard Olsovsky 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