James Ward
Agency patch
Sergeant

James Ward

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office — Jacksonville, FL
Cardiac
End of Watch October 17, 1996
The Vigil Panel 143 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Ward suffered a fatal heart attack while on a call at a local shopping center. He was found slumped over the wheel of his patrol car in a shopping center parking lot.

Survivors

Sergeant Ward is survived by his wife and two sons.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
neuraspine_01krbxtpvm6q98ftx7vh3nd4s6
Stewardship
Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw
August 2, 2026
Last updated
August 2, 2026

Honored here by 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew James. Claim this record.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Ward served with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Jacksonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Ward.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Jacksonville, Duval County, FL
Platform Identity jso.duval.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 17, 1996
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

The Sacrifice · Cardiac

James 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.

  1. See the roll
  2. See the roll
Compare against
I

Time

In 1996, 17 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 21st heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.

Every year on record · United States
II

When

October holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Thursdays: 14.5%.

By month
By day of the week
III

How

Cardiac deaths account for 4.7% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 4th most common cause.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
IV

His people

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has 30 officers remembered here, James among them.

Sergeant James Ward

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office · End of Watch October 17, 1996

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 54-E

↑