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Harold D. Hambrick
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Patrolman

Harold D. Hambrick

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol — Austin, TX
Cardiac
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End of Watch July 7, 1974
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 95

Incident

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

Patrolman Hambrick suffered a fatal heart attack after witnessing Trooper John Oldham being struck by a car. Both officers were working a traffic detail at the time.

Patrolman Hambrick had been with the Texas Department of Public Safety for seven years and was stationed at Baird.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Hambrick gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Hambrick.

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

Agency

Department Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol
Type Highway Patrol
Location Austin, Travis County, TX
Platform Identity tdpsthp.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 7, 1974
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

The Sacrifice · Cardiac

Harold 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 1974, 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.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Harold had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.

Age at death
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When

July holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Sundays: 13.9%.

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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

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol has 96 officers remembered here, Harold among them.

Across the years

Patrolman Harold D. Hambrick

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol · End of Watch July 7, 1974

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 42-W

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