Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Ronald Parker suffered a fatal heart attack following a struggle with a subject who was resisting arrest at Sea-Tac Airport. The man was arrested but never charged with any crime. Corporal Parker had served with the Port of Seattle Police Department for 15 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his daughter, parents, brothers, and fiancee.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Parker gave the Port of Seattle Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Seattle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Parker.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Ronald A. Parker 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 WA, 18 of 339 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.3% of this state's fallen. That is 1.3 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ronald A. Parker's cause is highlighted.
How Ronald A. Parker Compares
Offender Outcome
No charges filed
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Ronald A. Parker is highlighted in Jun.