Maryland Department of Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service, Maryland
End of Watch Thursday, April 13, 1978
Add to My HeroesJoseph A. Carr
State Park Ranger Joseph Carr suffered a fatal heart attack while making a drug-related arrest in the McKeldin Area of Patapsco Valley State Park in Howard County, Maryland.
Ranger Carr had been with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service for ten years. He was survived by his wife.
The Maryland State Park Service has since been reorganized into the Maryland State Forest and Park Service.
Bio
- Age 64
- Tour 10 years
- Badge 450
Incident Details
- Cause Heart attack
Most Recent Reflection
View all 11 ReflectionsRanger Carr, I came across your stone today at the overlook. You died almost a year before I was born. There is a lot of growth here blocking the view, but I suppose it’s a good metaphor. We’ve had a lot of growth in our world since you left, and perhaps now a lot of “overgrowth.” We are need of trimming both. Your memorial made me stop and pause.
Justin
A park visitor
June 9, 2022
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