Thomas C. Bounds
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Thomas C. Bounds

Fort Worth Police Department — Fort Worth, TX
Cardiac
End of Watch December 9, 1938
Age 68
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Thomas Bounds suffered a fatal heart attack while attempting to climb out of a deep ravine while investigating loose livestock at 3:45 am.

Officer Bounds, who was the city's livestock officer and pound keeper, was on patrol when he spotted the livestock. He suffered a heart attack in the ravine, and his body wasn't located until the following day.

Officer Bounds had served with the Fort Worth Police Department for 17 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two daughters, and a grandson.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Bounds gave the Fort Worth Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Bounds.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Fort Worth, Denton County, TX
Platform Identity fwpd.tarrant.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 9, 1938
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
Age 68
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac
Cause Detail Heart attack

The Sacrifice · Cardiac

Thomas 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 1938, 8 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 72nd heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.

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Who

Thomas was 68. 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. Thomas had served 17 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.

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When

December holds 8.5% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Fridays: 15.8%.

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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

Fort Worth Police Department has 59 officers remembered here, Thomas among them.

Across the years

Officer Thomas C. Bounds

Fort Worth Police Department · End of Watch December 9, 1938

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 5-E

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