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Captain Ray Moore suffered a fatal heart attack while on duty.
He had served with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources for 23 years and was assigned to District 1. In 1967 he was named Conservation Officer of the Year.
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23 years. You could have gone home.
Captain Moore gave the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Columbia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Moore.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Cardiac
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources has lost 10 officers; 2 of them lost to cardiac events.
Ray is one of 20 officers lost to cardiac events in SC, 4.5% of the 442 remembered there.
Ray is one of 1,307 officers lost to cardiac events in the United States, 4.7% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Ray 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 1975, 1 officer in SC was lost to cardiac events, more than in any other year.
In 1975, 19 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 12th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.
In 1975, 19 officers worldwide were lost to cardiac events, the 12th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.
Who
Ray was 51. Of the 19 lost to cardiac events in SC whose age is recorded, half were between 40 and 53.5; the middle age was 47. Ray had served 23 years; the middle length of service was 16.5 years.
Ray was 51. 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. Ray had served 23 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.
Ray was 51. 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. Ray had served 23 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.
When
October holds 20% of these deaths in SC, more than any other month. Thursdays: 10%.
October holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Thursdays: 14.5%.
October holds 9.3% of these deaths worldwide; January holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14.5%.
How
Cardiac deaths account for 20% of all 10 deaths at South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, the 3rd most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 4.5% of all 442 deaths in SC, the 3rd most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 4.7% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 4th most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 3.8% of all 34,102 deaths worldwide, the 4th most common cause.
His people
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources has 10 officers remembered here, Ray among them.
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L. Pressley Reeves
Sep 22, 1908
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Frank A. Floyd
Jul 25, 1949
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Robert Joseph McIntyre Sep 17, 1956
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A. C. Campbell Dec 23, 1969
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Charles Levon McNeill
Oct 3, 1974
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Ray G. Moore
Oct 23, 1975
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Doyle Hayes Hill, Sr.
Jan 15, 1976
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Robert D. Sadler
May 19, 1982
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George Don Peeler
Feb 26, 1989
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Leroy Mallett Dantzler
Dec 11, 1991
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 55-E
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