Earl Alison Hall
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Sergeant

Earl Alison Hall

Austin Police Department — Austin, TX
Cardiac
End of Watch March 4, 2002
Age 50
Tour of Duty 29 yrs
The Vigil Panel 149 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Earl Hall suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after responding to a burglary alarm in the downtown area of Austin.

After determining the call was a false report, Sergeant Hall and his partner returned to the station to attend a meeting. Sergeant Hall collapsed during the meeting and was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died approximately one hour later.

Sergeant Hall had served with the Austin Police Department for 21 years and had previously served with the Orange Police Department for 3.5 years and the University of Texas at Austin Police Department for 4.5 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three children.

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29 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Hall gave the Austin Police Department 29 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Austin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Hall.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Austin, Hays County, TX
Platform Identity apd.travis.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 4, 2002
Tour of Duty 29 yrs
Age 50
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

The Sacrifice · Cardiac

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

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2002, 13 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 43rd heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.

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Who

Earl was 50. 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. Earl had served 29 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.

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When

March holds 7.6% 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.

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His people

Austin Police Department has 28 officers remembered here, Earl among them.

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Where

Sergeant Earl Alison Hall

Austin Police Department · End of Watch March 4, 2002

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 41-W

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