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Incident
Deputy Sheriff Troy Bailey suffered a fatal heart attack following a confrontational domestic situation with a convicted felon.
Deputy Bailey and another deputy served a protection order to a known felon which stated the felon must be removed from the residence. The felon was confrontational and argumentative. That evening, Deputy Bailey completed his shift and collapsed.
He was transported to the hospital where he succumbed to myocardial infarction.
Deputy Bailey had served with the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office for 25 years and previously served with the Lexington Police Department for 4 1/2 years, Buffalo County Sheriff's Office for a year and the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services for 2 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his two daughters, son, two grandchildren, parents, two sisters, and fiancée.
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33 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Bailey gave the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office 33 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Lincoln community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Bailey.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Lancaster County Sheriff's Office has lost 3 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Troy is one of 5 officers lost to illness in NE, 3.3% of the 151 remembered there.
Troy is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Troy is one of 2,979 officers lost to illness worldwide, 8.8% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2020, 2 officers in NE were lost to illness, more than in any other year.
In 2020, 346 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.
In 2020, 347 officers worldwide were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 197 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 566.
Who
Troy was 53. Of the 5 lost to illness in NE whose age is recorded, half were between 43 and 53; the middle age was 43. Troy had served 33 years; the middle length of service was 13 years.
Troy was 53. Of the 1,996 lost to illness in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 42 and 58; the middle age was 51. Troy had served 33 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Troy was 53. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Troy had served 33 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
September holds 20% of these deaths in NE; December holds the most, 20%. Fridays: 20%.
September holds 11.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Fridays: 14.8%.
September holds 9.8% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Fridays: 14.9%.
How
Illness deaths account for 33.3% of all 3 deaths at Lancaster County Sheriff's Office, the most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 3.3% of all 151 deaths in NE, the 4th most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 8.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 3rd most common cause.
His people
Lancaster County Sheriff's Office has 3 officers remembered here, Troy among them.
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 30-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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