Shana Renee Tedder
Incident
Corrections Officer Shana Tedder died after suffering a suspected heart attack following a use of force incident with an inmate at the Christina Melton Crain Unit in Gatesville, Texas.
She began to experience shortness of breath following the incident and collapsed after walking to a different area of the facility to rest. Other officers immediately began CPR as medics responded to the facility, however, they were unable to revive her.
Officer Tedder had served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for 12 years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Officer Tedder gave the Texas Department of Criminal Justice 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Huntsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer Tedder.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Cardiac
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division has lost 124 officers; 6 of them lost to cardiac events.
Shana is one of 88 officers lost to cardiac events in TX, 3.6% of the 2,422 remembered there.
Shana is one of 1,307 officers lost to cardiac events in the United States, 4.7% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Shana is one of 1,309 officers lost to cardiac events worldwide, 3.8% of the 34,102 remembered here.
34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2017, 1 officer at Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division was lost to cardiac events, more than in any other year.
In 2017, 2 officers in TX were lost to cardiac events, the 10th heaviest of 53 years on record. The heaviest was 1978, with 4.
In 2017, 22 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 3rd heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.
In 2017, 22 officers worldwide were lost to cardiac events, the 3rd heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.
Who
Shana was 41. Of the 6 lost to cardiac events at Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division whose age is recorded, half were between 39.5 and 50.8; the middle age was 45.5. Shana had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 9.5 years.
Shana was 41. Of the 84 lost to cardiac events in TX whose age is recorded, half were between 42.8 and 57; the middle age was 50. Shana had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.
Shana was 41. 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. Shana had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.
Shana was 41. Of the 1,251 lost to cardiac events worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 42.5 and 55; the middle age was 48. Shana had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.
When
June holds 33.3% of these deaths at Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division; October holds the most, 33.3%. Fridays: 33.3%.
June holds 3.4% of these deaths in TX; October holds the most, 12.5%. Fridays: 15.9%.
June holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Fridays: 15.8%.
June holds 7.3% of these deaths worldwide; January holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.8%.
How
Cardiac deaths account for 4.8% of all 124 deaths at Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, the 4th most common cause. The weapon recorded was person, in 33.3% of these deaths.
Cardiac deaths account for 3.6% of all 2,422 deaths in TX, the 4th most common cause. The weapon recorded was person, in 10.2% of these deaths.
Cardiac deaths account for 4.7% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 4th most common cause. The weapon recorded was person, in 16.1% of these deaths.
Cardiac deaths account for 3.8% of all 34,102 deaths worldwide, the 4th most common cause. The weapon recorded was person, in 16% of these deaths.
Her people
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division has at least 120 officers remembered here, Shana among them.
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James Monroe Butler May 25, 1882
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George W. Taylor Mar 15, 1884
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Isreal S. Ewan Dec 8, 1887
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Joe Epperson Apr 29, 1889
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Benjamin Williamson Jun 30, 1890
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Jesse F. Goodwin Jul 16, 1890
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James Jackson Dec 15, 1890
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C. B. Foster
Dec 4, 1894
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H. D. Parsons Jul 26, 1898
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Frank Miller Oct 7, 1899
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Joseph F. Wilkerson Apr 23, 1906
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James Elliot Jul 17, 1908
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John L. Wylie Apr 22, 1909
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Charles E. Claiborne Aug 9, 1915
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Walter Isaac Vandorn Aug 12, 1916
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Dewitt Frisby Oliver Sep 17, 1921
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Early A. Lott Mar 25, 1926
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William M. Rader
Jul 22, 1926
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Deb Edward Long
Feb 2, 1928
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Henry Ward
Jul 27, 1928
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Sidney Albert Syms
Sep 29, 1928
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Tommy Mellie Starnes Jun 11, 1931
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James B. Sneed Jul 6, 1931
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John R. Hinson
Nov 3, 1932
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J R McCall Aug 27, 1933
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Major Joe Crowson
Jan 27, 1934
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Virgil Welch
May 10, 1935
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Felix Smith Jun 19, 1936
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George Washington Shiflett
Dec 8, 1936
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John Cleophus Ford
Oct 4, 1937
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John R. Greer Aug 27, 1938
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George T. Preston
Jun 20, 1944
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Benjamin Franklin LaRue
Nov 23, 1946
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Guy Holman, Sr. Jun 29, 1947
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Charles Jesse Baker Jul 21, 1959
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Bobbie B. Bullard
Jun 6, 1963
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George Alan May
Sep 17, 1971
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Robert Alexander Arrington Sep 17, 1971
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Nolan Buckhanan
Jun 14, 1972
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Edward Carter May 31, 1976
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John B. Brown Jul 18, 1977
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Cephus D. Burson Oct 1, 1980
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Wallace Milton Pack
Apr 4, 1981
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Billy M. Moore
Apr 4, 1981
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Dalton B. Cawthray Jan 5, 1984
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Robert A. Hunt Jun 6, 1984
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Minnie R. Houston
Jun 3, 1985
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Joe F. Gurney
Aug 12, 1988
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Sidney L. Lyons
Nov 19, 1989
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Stephen Glenn Stewart
Jan 7, 1994
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Timothy Parsley
Oct 1, 1996
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James Dimanoff Oct 14, 1997
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Bill C. Himstedt
Aug 7, 1998
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Francisco F. Garza
May 31, 1999
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Wilmot A. Burnett
Dec 16, 1999
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Daniel James Nagle
Dec 17, 1999
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Stanley A. Wiley
Jan 29, 2003
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John Murphy Bennett
Jul 17, 2003
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Susan Louise Canfield
Sep 24, 2007
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Barbara Leggett Shumate
Jun 13, 2008
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Kellie Pena
Sep 3, 2010
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Craig Allan Orrell May 12, 2011
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Christopher A. Davis
Jan 14, 2015
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Eligio Ruiz Garcia, Jr.
Jan 14, 2015
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Timothy A. Davison
Jul 15, 2015
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Mari Anne Johnson
Jul 16, 2016
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Shana Renee Tedder
Jun 9, 2017
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Kelvin D. Wilcher
Apr 6, 2020
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Jonathon Keith Goodman, Sr.
Apr 21, 2020
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Coy Dale Coffman, Jr.
Apr 26, 2020
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James David Coleman
Apr 28, 2020
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Jesse Wayne Bolton
May 8, 2020
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Maria Luisa Mendez
May 9, 2020
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Thomas Adedayo Ogungbire
Jun 11, 2020
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Kenneth Wayne Harbin
Jul 4, 2020
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Jerry Esparza
Jul 15, 2020
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Jackson M. Pongay
Jul 19, 2020
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Ruben Martinez
Jul 23, 2020
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Eric Trivonte Johnson
Jul 27, 2020
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Lebouath A. Boua
Aug 12, 2020
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Elizabeth A. Jones
Aug 15, 2020
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Herbert James Garcia
Aug 17, 2020
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James Willard Weston, Jr.
Aug 26, 2020
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Donald Eugene Parker
Oct 1, 2020
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Rodrick L. Rodgers
Nov 11, 2020
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Timothy Lee Beggs
Dec 9, 2020
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Harold Paul Smith, Jr.
Dec 15, 2020
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Phillip D. Holbert
Dec 27, 2020
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Joe Charlie Landin
Dec 28, 2020
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Randall Lewis Sims
Jan 3, 2021
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Treva T. Preston
Jan 15, 2021
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Alfred Jimenez, Jr.
Jan 15, 2021
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Maria Garcia
Jan 22, 2021
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Vickie V. James
Feb 10, 2021
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Taiwo Caroline Obele
Feb 16, 2021
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Tracey Annette Adams
Mar 6, 2021
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Luis Arturo Hernandez, Sr.
Mar 31, 2021
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Jimmy Garcia
Apr 15, 2021
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Daniel Joseph Giorgi
Jul 25, 2021
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Joe Martin Olivares
Aug 18, 2021
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Lakeisha Monique Brantley
Aug 31, 2021
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Honorato Antones
Sep 3, 2021
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Glenn R. Skeens, Jr.
Sep 7, 2021
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Codie Whitley-Turner
Sep 9, 2021
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Echo Rodriguez
Sep 12, 2021
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Shad Eugene Hammond
Sep 13, 2021
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Jose Angel Hernandez
Sep 13, 2021
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Christopher Damon Watson, Sr.
Sep 15, 2021
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Cleadas Gilberto Sherman
Sep 22, 2021
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Charles Ronald Hughes
Sep 25, 2021
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Connell Foreman
Sep 25, 2021
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Melissa Ruth Maldonado
Oct 3, 2021
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Thomas Scott Collora
Oct 5, 2021
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Garland Chaney
Oct 5, 2021
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Kevin Dupree
Nov 2, 2021
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Mark Allen Loecken
Jan 10, 2022
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Darrell Avery
Feb 6, 2022
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John Baron Broadaway
Feb 8, 2022
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Kay W. Zeger, Jr.
Feb 13, 2022
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Jose Ruiz
Mar 1, 2022
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