Judith Ann Henkel
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Corrections Officer

Judith Ann Henkel

Cardiac
End of Watch February 3, 1995
Age 46
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Gender Female

Incident

Corrections Officer Judith Henkel suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after breaking up a fight at the North Kern State Prison in Delano, California.

After collapsing, Officer Henkel was transported to a local hospital where she remained on life support for one week before passing away.

Officer Henkel had served with the California Department of Corrections for two years.

Survivors

She is survived by her son, daughter, three grandchildren, mother, and four siblings.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Officer Henkel gave the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer Henkel.

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

Agency

Type Corrections
Location Sacramento, CA
Platform Identity cdcrcorr.sacramento.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 3, 1995
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 46
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac
Cause Detail Heart attack

The Sacrifice · Cardiac

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

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1995, 18 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 17th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Judith was 46. 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. Judith had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.

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When

February holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Fridays: 15.8%.

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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
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Her people

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has 42 officers remembered here, Judith among them.

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Where

Corrections Officer Judith Ann Henkel

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation · End of Watch February 3, 1995

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 51-E

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