Incident
Officer Alex Tedford died after contracting an infection while conducting a prohibition raid on Forrest Avenue (Present day Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard). During the raid, Officer Tedford fell and tore ligaments in one of his legs. A blood clot and infection formed, causing his death. Officer Tedford served with the Dallas Police Department for 14 years. He was survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons. Officer Tedford's brother, Theodore A. Tedford, was shot and killed in the line of duty 15 years earlier while serving as a member of the Dallas Police Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Tedford gave the Dallas Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Tedford.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Dallas Police Department has lost 95 officers; 6 of them lost to illness.
Alexander is one of 204 officers lost to illness in TX, 8.4% of the 2,422 remembered there.
Alexander is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Alexander is one of 2,979 officers lost to illness worldwide, 8.8% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1927, 1 officer at Dallas Police Department was lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 4 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 3.
In 1927, 1 officer in TX was lost to illness, the 7th heaviest of 20 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 99.
In 1927, 2 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 46th heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.
In 1927, 6 officers worldwide were lost to illness, the 92nd heaviest of 197 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 566.
Who
Alexander was 51. Of the 6 lost to illness at Dallas Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 51.3 and 57; the middle age was 53. Alexander had served 14.7 years; the middle length of service was 22.9 years.
Alexander was 51. Of the 201 lost to illness in TX whose age is recorded, half were between 45 and 59; the middle age was 53. Alexander had served 14.7 years; the middle length of service was 17 years.
Alexander was 51. 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. Alexander had served 14.7 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Alexander was 51. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Alexander had served 14.7 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
December holds 16.7% of these deaths at Dallas Police Department; November holds the most, 33.3%. Mondays: 33.3%.
December holds 11.3% of these deaths in TX; September holds the most, 16.7%. Mondays: 14.7%.
December holds 9.6% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Mondays: 14.2%.
December holds 9.6% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Mondays: 14.6%.
How
Illness deaths account for 6.3% of all 95 deaths at Dallas Police Department, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 8.4% of all 2,422 deaths in TX, 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 8.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 3rd most common cause.
His people
Dallas Police Department has 95 officers remembered here, Alexander among them.
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Cassee Odorous Brewer
May 24, 1892
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William H. Riddell
Jun 17, 1892
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William McDuff Dec 25, 1896
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Leslie N. Patrick
Jun 13, 1901
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Theodore Alonzo Tedford
Jul 28, 1912
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W. Roy Thornton
Jan 12, 1916
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Leroy Wood
Feb 7, 1922
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Johnnie C. Gibson
Apr 19, 1923
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John Richard Crain
May 24, 1923
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Dexter Clayton Phillips
Aug 11, 1923
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Charles S. Swinney
Jun 21, 1925
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Clarence Marshall Isbell
Feb 4, 1926
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John English York
Jul 15, 1926
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Alexander W. Tedford
Dec 26, 1927
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Sam Griffin Lanford
Jun 29, 1933
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Jesse Emmett Griffin
Dec 28, 1933
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Luke J. Bell
May 18, 1934
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Ernest Edmund Leonard, Jr.
May 28, 1935
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John William Dieken
Aug 10, 1935
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Ralph Wendell Hoyt
Feb 20, 1937
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Victor Leon Morris
Sep 15, 1941
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Ernest Elmer Bates
Dec 5, 1942
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Preston Daniel Hale
Feb 12, 1947
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William Edward Stafford
Sep 5, 1948
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Willis Wood Sides
Feb 7, 1951
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Leonard Clint Mullenax
Feb 10, 1962
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Ray Allan Underwood
Aug 27, 1963
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J. D. Tippit
Nov 22, 1963
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Francis Weldon Bennett
Sep 5, 1964
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James Douglas Stewart
Nov 12, 1967
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Floyd Alexander Knight
Dec 8, 1968
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Robert Henderson Shipp
Jan 13, 1970
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Johnnie Tillman Hartwell
Nov 10, 1971
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Allen Perry Camp
Mar 25, 1972
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Carl Jackson Cooke, III
May 2, 1972
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Howard Kenton Hicks
Jun 23, 1972
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Joe Cobb Jones
Jul 29, 1972
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Levy McQuietor, Jr.
Aug 17, 1972
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Milton Earl Whatley
Oct 7, 1973
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Donald Paul Tucker, Sr.
Dec 13, 1973
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Leslie G. Lane, Jr.
Mar 2, 1974
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Alvin Duane Hallum
Aug 21, 1975
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Alvin E. Moore
Nov 13, 1976
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Robert William Wood
Nov 28, 1976
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John Thomas McCarthy
Feb 25, 1981
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Charles Joseph Maltese, Jr.
Jul 31, 1981
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John Ralph Pasco
Jan 16, 1983
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Carl Joel Norris
Mar 2, 1983
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Ronald Dale Baker
May 2, 1983
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Robert Lawrence Cormier
Jul 24, 1984
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James Charles Taylor
Jul 24, 1984
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Thomas Lee Harris
Jul 20, 1985
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Gary Reeves Blair
Mar 20, 1986
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James Allen Joe
Jan 14, 1988
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John Glenn Chase
Jan 23, 1988
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Gary Don McCarthy
Feb 26, 1988
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Walter Leon Williams
Aug 2, 1988
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Lawrence Rudy Cadena, Sr.
Dec 13, 1988
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Lisa Louise Sandel
Jan 13, 1989
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Mark Lewis Fleming
Jan 14, 1989
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Thomas Grady Burchfield
May 6, 1990
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Michael Ross Okelberry
May 6, 1990
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Sunny Ma Lov
Nov 4, 1990
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Lawrence David Bromley
Dec 11, 1991
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Harold Lee Hammons
Jan 22, 1992
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Billy Walter Daugherty
Aug 14, 1992
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John Paul Jones
Sep 3, 1992
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Richard A. Lawrence
Nov 9, 1993
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David R. Galvan
Dec 14, 1993
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Thomas Dale Bond
Dec 13, 1994
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Henry Allen Brown
Apr 25, 1997
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Claude Wayne Standridge
Mar 4, 1998
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Harold Franklin Baird, Jr.
Aug 19, 2000
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Donald Frederick Flusche, Jr.
Mar 17, 2001
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Christopher Kevin James
Nov 25, 2001
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Patrick Lee Metzler
Oct 23, 2002
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Brian Howard Jackson
Nov 13, 2005
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Mark Timothy Nix
Mar 23, 2007
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Victor Antonio Lozada, Sr.
Feb 22, 2008
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Norman Stephen Allen Smith
Jan 6, 2009
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Kevin Paul Marceau
Jan 14, 2011
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Michael Leslie Krol
Jul 7, 2016
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Michael Joseph Smith
Jul 7, 2016
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Patricio Enrique Zamarripa
Jul 7, 2016
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Lorne Bradley Ahrens
Jul 8, 2016
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Rogelio Santander, Jr.
Apr 25, 2018
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Kevin Christopher Young May 4, 2018
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Earl James Givens, III
Jul 21, 2018
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Bronc Justin McCoy
Nov 16, 2020
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Mitchell Aaron Penton
Feb 13, 2021
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David Edward Ruiz
Aug 22, 2021
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Arnulfo Pargas
Sep 23, 2021
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Scott Paul Harn
Nov 2, 2021
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Christopher Gibson
Jan 2, 2022
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Darron Lee Burks
Aug 29, 2024
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