![]() | In Memoriam Sergeant Franklin Furrer |
![]() On November 16, 1973, Sgt. Franklin Furrer died after suffering an apparent heart attack on October 28, 1973. On that date, Sgt. Furrer had been assisting on a drug raid at a residence located in the Walton area where investigators suspected marijuana was being used and sold. Shortly after entry into the house, Sgt. Furrer fell to the ground clutching his chest. He was taken to a local hospital by fellow deputies at the scene. Sgt. Furrer never regained consciousness and died on November 16, 1973. Sergeant Franklin Furrer was 41 years of age and was survived by his wife, Carmel, who was pregnant at the time, and by four children from a previous marriage. Sgt. Furrer was honored as an officer who fell in the line of duty on May 13, 1995, at the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial sixth annual candlelight vigil ceremony in Washington, D.C. Related Links Concerns Of Police Survivors, Inc. (COPS)
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