Raymond Jones
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Sheriff

Raymond Jones

Cardiac
End of Watch July 11, 1973
Age 63
Tour of Duty 26 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sheriff Casey Jones suffered a fatal heart attack after struggling with an intoxicated man he was attempting to arrest. Sheriff Jones had served with the Howard County Sheriff's Office for over one year and previously served as the City Marshal in Glasgow.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, and mother.

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26 years. You could have gone home.
Sheriff Jones gave the Howard County Sheriff's Office 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Fayette community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Jones.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Fayette, Howard County, MO
Platform Identity hcso.howard.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 11, 1973
Tour of Duty 26 yrs
Age 63
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

The Sacrifice · Cardiac

Raymond 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 1973, 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

Raymond was 63. 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. Raymond had served 26 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.

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When

July holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.

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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

Howard County Sheriff's Office has 2 officers remembered here, Raymond among them.

Sheriff Raymond Jones

Howard County Sheriff's Office · End of Watch July 11, 1973

Where the Name Is Cut

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