Status at EOW: Line of Duty
Deputy Robert Daniel was supervising seven inmates participating in a work release program at Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory the evening the F-4 tornado struck Mayfield and Graves County. Acting without regard for his own safety, Deputy Daniel guided inmates under his command into a safety shelter but was killed alongside several factory employees. Deputy Daniel is survived by four daughters, three sons, seven grandchildren, his father, and two brothers. He was posthumously awarded the Lifesaving Award for his heroic actions.