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Elgar B. Holliday

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Image of Senior Patrol Inspector Elgar B. HollidayIn September 1967, Hurricane Beulah struck the lower Rio Grande Valley and adjacent areas, causing extensive wind and flood damage. During the emergency, Patrol Inspectors rendered assistance in the protection of life and property, performing exhaustive and arduous tasks and working long periods of time without rest or relief. Senior Patrol Inspector Elgar B. Holliday was engaged in continuous emergency work assignments for three days. During the third day, September 24, 1967, he was stricken, suffering from extreme shortness of breath and pains in the chest. Showing signs of complete exhaustion, he was taken to a doctor who gave him an injection and diagnosed the difficulty as heart failure due to over-exertion. Inspector Holliday was subsequently placed in the St. Joseph's Hospital, Houston, Texas, where he died on October 18, 1967.

Last Modified: Apr 14, 2016