Incident
Detective Harvey Davis suffered a fatal heart attack while officially representing the Harris County Sheriff's Office in the Texas Law Enforcement Special Olympics Torch Run. The event included hundreds of law enforcement officers running along a route from Houston to Austin. He was just beginning his leg of the race, between Hockley and Waller, when he collapsed. He was flown to Hermann Hospital where he passed away. Detective Davis had served with the Harris County Sheriff's Office for 14 years and was assigned to the Criminal Warrants Division.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and son.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Davis served with the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Davis.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Cardiac
Harris County Sheriff's Office has lost 56 officers; 5 of them lost to cardiac events.
Harvey is one of 88 officers lost to cardiac events in TX, 3.6% of the 2,422 remembered there.
Harvey is one of 1,307 officers lost to cardiac events in the United States, 4.7% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Harvey is one of 1,309 officers lost to cardiac events worldwide, 3.8% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1996, 1 officer at Harris County Sheriff's Office was lost to cardiac events, more than in any other year.
In 1996, 3 officers in TX were lost to cardiac events, the 4th heaviest of 53 years on record. The heaviest was 1978, with 4.
In 1996, 17 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 21st heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.
In 1996, 17 officers worldwide were lost to cardiac events, the 21st heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.
When
May holds 20% of these deaths at Harris County Sheriff's Office; October holds the most, 20%. Tuesdays: 20%.
May holds 11.4% of these deaths in TX; October holds the most, 12.5%. Tuesdays: 13.6%.
May holds 8.8% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Tuesdays: 13.9%.
May holds 8.8% of these deaths worldwide; January holds the most, 9.5%. Tuesdays: 13.9%.
How
Cardiac deaths account for 8.9% of all 56 deaths at Harris County Sheriff's Office, the 4th most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 3.6% of all 2,422 deaths in TX, the 4th most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 4.7% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 4th most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 3.8% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 4th most common cause.
His people
Harris County Sheriff's Office has 56 officers remembered here, Harvey among them.
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Carl Frederick Reinhold Court Nov 30, 1895
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Arthur Taylor May 24, 1914
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William C. Williams, Jr.
Apr 16, 1930
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Joe Trapolino
May 23, 1936
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Theron Eldridge Shofner
Jul 14, 1948
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Leo Busby Sep 10, 1953
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Donald E. Knowlton
Aug 22, 1960
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Walter Howard Harvey Nov 5, 1962
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Fred B. Peebles
Sep 23, 1965
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Edd Williams
Jan 12, 1974
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Rodney Scott Morgan
Feb 26, 1974
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Jimmie Howard McKay, Sr.
Mar 22, 1974
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James Alex Wier
Aug 18, 1978
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Joe Mason Westbrook
Jul 1, 1979
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Albert Ochoa Garza
Jul 30, 1979
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Royce Melvin Anderson
Oct 26, 1981
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Reginald Floyd Norwood
Sep 3, 1985
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Jess Willard Rozell, Jr.
Sep 19, 1985
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Haskell Junior McCoy
Feb 2, 1987
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Clark Harold Henry
Jul 25, 1988
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Richard Maurice Blackwell
Sep 6, 1989
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Jeffery Scott Sanford
Sep 14, 1991
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Ricky A. Yates
Jan 25, 1994
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Harvey Mitchell Davis
May 21, 1996
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Douglas John Noll
Jul 22, 1996
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Randolph Michael Eng
Dec 21, 1996
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Keith Alan Fricke
Jun 4, 1997
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Rebecca Ann Shaw
Feb 13, 1998
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Oscar Clarence Hill, IV
Jul 22, 2000
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John Charles Risley
Oct 23, 2000
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Barrett Travis Hill
Dec 4, 2000
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Joseph Norman Dennis
May 22, 2001
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Shane Ronald Bennett
Jun 12, 2002
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Thomas Flores Douglas
Mar 10, 2004
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Thomas Luell Keen
Sep 15, 2008
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Dionicio M. Camacho
Oct 23, 2009
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Eddie Lynn Wotipka
Jun 10, 2010
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Jesse Valdez, III
Oct 29, 2014
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Tronoski Dontel Jones
Aug 20, 2015
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Darren H. Goforth
Aug 28, 2015
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Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal
Sep 27, 2019
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Raymond John Scholwinski
May 6, 2020
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Juan Menchaca
Jun 13, 2020
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Cornelius Bernard Anderson
Jul 12, 2020
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Johnny Ramos Tunches
Nov 2, 2020
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Robert Perez
Feb 2, 2021
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Alexander David Gwosdz
Apr 22, 2021
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Shaun Christopher Waters
Aug 1, 2021
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Joshua James Sieman
Oct 21, 2021
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Ramon Gutierrez
Jan 24, 2022
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Darren Almendarez
Mar 31, 2022
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Robert Adam Howard
May 11, 2022
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Rondald Bates
Feb 10, 2024
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Bryan Sweetman
Mar 4, 2024
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John Hampton Coddou, III
Apr 23, 2024
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Fernando Esqueda
Jul 11, 2024
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
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