Incident
Trooper Cadet Patrick Dupree passed away after participating in a physically demanding weapons retentions course at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center at 1000 Indian Springs Drive in Forsyth at 7:30 pm.
After completing the exercise, Trooper Cadet Dupree collapsed. He received lifesaving measures on site and was rushed to the hospital, where he could not be revived.
Trooper Cadet Dupree had served with the Georgia State Patrol for almost two months and previously served in law enforcement for eight years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, daughter, two sons, mother, and father.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Cadet Dupree gave the Georgia State Patrol 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Cadet Dupree.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Georgia State Patrol has lost 29 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Patrick is one of 63 officers lost to illness in GA, 7% of the 905 remembered there.
Patrick is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Patrick is one of 2,979 officers lost to illness worldwide, 8.7% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2022, 2 officers in GA were lost to illness, the 3rd heaviest of 7 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 43.
In 2022, 135 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 4th heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.
In 2022, 140 officers worldwide were lost to illness, the 4th heaviest of 197 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 566.
Who
Patrick was 36. Of the 62 lost to illness in GA whose age is recorded, half were between 42.3 and 57; the middle age was 54. Patrick had served 8.1 years; the middle length of service was 21.5 years.
Patrick was 36. Of the 1,996 lost to illness in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 42 and 58; the middle age was 51. Patrick had served 8.1 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Patrick was 36. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Patrick had served 8.1 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
September holds 30.2% of these deaths in GA, more than any other month. Thursdays: 23.8%.
September holds 11.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Thursdays: 15.7%.
September holds 9.8% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Thursdays: 15.2%.
How
Illness deaths account for 3.4% of all 29 deaths at Georgia State Patrol, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 7% of all 905 deaths in GA, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 8.7% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 3rd most common cause.
His people
Georgia State Patrol has 29 officers remembered here, Patrick among them.
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William Frederick Black, Jr.
Dec 20, 1940
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John Frank Bass, Jr.
Feb 15, 1950
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Clyde Arthur Wehunt
Apr 20, 1951
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George W. Harrelson
Aug 15, 1952
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Charles Eugene Gray
Aug 16, 1961
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Roy Cecil Massey
Aug 16, 1961
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Harvey Lewis Nicholson
Aug 18, 1961
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Frederick H. Looney
May 25, 1962
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Wilton L. Harrell
Dec 23, 1964
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Victor Harvey Turpen
Feb 23, 1965
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Benjamin L. Sentell
Mar 3, 1966
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Mack Allen Page
Jun 22, 1968
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Billy A. Tanner
Apr 11, 1970
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Edward C. Taylor
Jun 26, 1971
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Larry Paul Collins
Nov 5, 1973
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James David Young
May 4, 1975
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Tyrone Collier Dillard
Feb 3, 1977
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William Gaines Andrews, Jr.
May 8, 1977
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Keith Harlan Sewell
Jan 17, 1979
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John Dixon Morris
May 18, 1982
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Donward Francis Langston
Jul 26, 1983
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Ronald Everett O'Neal
Jan 10, 1984
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James Keith Stewart
Apr 27, 1991
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Tony Michael Lumley
Dec 2, 2003
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Michael Douglas Young
Aug 29, 2006
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Chadwick Thomas LeCroy
Dec 27, 2010
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Patrick Donelle Dupree
Sep 8, 2022
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Jimmy Cenescar
Jan 28, 2024
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Chase Winston Redner
Feb 20, 2024
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 35-E
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