End of Watch October 18, 1967
Age 56
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Border Patrol Inspector Elgar Holliday suffered a fatal heart attack following three straight days of rescue efforts in the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, following Hurricane Beulah. On the third day, he began to suffer chest pains and checked into a hospital where he was diagnosed with heart failure due to over-exertion. He remained in the hospital until his death in October. Inspector Holliday had served with the United States Border Patrol for 12 years. He was survived by his wife. He was buried in the Pebbles Cemetery in Livingston, Polk County, Texas.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Border Patrol Inspector Holliday gave the United States Department of Justice 12 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Border Patrol Inspector Holliday.

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

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Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdjinsusbpfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 18, 1967
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
Age 56
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

The Sacrifice · Cardiac

Elgar is one of 1,307 officers lost to cardiac events in the United States, 4.7% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1967, 19 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 12th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Elgar was 56. Of the 1,249 lost to cardiac events in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 43 and 55; the middle age was 48. Elgar had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.

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When

October holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.

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How

Cardiac deaths account for 4.7% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 4th most common cause.

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His people

United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol has 68 officers remembered here, Elgar among them.

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Where

Border Patrol Inspector Elgar B. Holliday

United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol · End of Watch October 18, 1967

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 22-W

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