Albert Arthur Hanes
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Captain

Albert Arthur Hanes

Cardiac
End of Watch March 21, 1997
Age 43
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Captain Albert Hanes died after suffering a heart attack after he had finished assisting another agency battle a structure fire. He was found in his patrol car in the rear of his department about 45 minutes later.

Survivors

He is survived by his three sons and father.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Captain Hanes gave the Hutchinson County Sheriff's Office 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Borger community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Hanes.

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

Agency

Location Borger, TX
Platform Identity hcso.hutchinson.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 21, 1997
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
Age 43
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Captain Albert Arthur Hanes 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 Hutchinson County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 5 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

Hutchinson County Sheriff's Office
2
of 5 officers
40% 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. Albert Arthur Hanes'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 Albert Arthur Hanes Compares

Age at End of Watch
43
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
16
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Albert Arthur Hanes is highlighted in Mar.

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