Maryland Department of Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service, Maryland
End of Watch Thursday, April 13, 1978
Add to My HeroesJoseph A. Carr
Ranger 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. The Maryland State Park Service has since been reorganized into the Maryland State Forest and Park Service.
Ranger Carr had been with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service for ten years. He was survived by his wife.
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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