Teresia Wheeler
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Correctional Officer

Teresia Wheeler

Cardiac
End of Watch October 1, 2001
Age 24
Tour of Duty 2 mo
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Gender Female

Incident

Correctional Officer Teresia Wheeler suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in a required run at the Alabama Corrections Academy.

She collapsed while attempting to complete the 1.5 mile run. She was transported to a local hospital where she died.

Officer Wheeler had served with the Alabama Department of Corrections for only two months.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Wheeler served with the Alabama Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Alabama. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Wheeler.

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

Agency

Type Corrections
Location Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL
Platform Identity alabcorr.montgomery.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 1, 2001
Tour of Duty 2 mo
Age 24
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

The Sacrifice · Cardiac

Teresia 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 2001, 7 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 78th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Teresia was 24. 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. Teresia had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

October holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Mondays: 12.9%.

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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.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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Her people

Alabama Department of Corrections has 11 officers remembered here, Teresia among them.

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Where

Correctional Officer Teresia Wheeler

Alabama Department of Corrections · End of Watch October 1, 2001

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 2-E

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