Benjamin Marshall Holder
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Chief of Police

Benjamin Marshall Holder

Phil Campbell Police Department — Phil Campbell, AL
Cardiac
End of Watch June 26, 1984
Age 56
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Gender Male

Incident

Chief of Police Benjamin Holder suffered a heart attack and died while attempting to arrest a intoxicated man at a restaurant.

Survivors

Chief Holder was survived by his wife.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Holder served with the Phil Campbell Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Phil Campbell community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Holder.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Phil Campbell, Franklin County, AL
Platform Identity pcpd.franklin.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 26, 1984
Age 56
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac
Weapon Person

The Sacrifice · Cardiac

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

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Time

In 1984, 16 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 24th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.

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Who

Benjamin was 56. 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.

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When

June holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Tuesdays: 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. The weapon recorded was person, in 16.1% of these deaths.

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Chief of Police Benjamin Marshall Holder

Phil Campbell Police Department · End of Watch June 26, 1984

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