Sheriff's deputy dies of heart attack during night training
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Services for Sgt. Tim Olsovsky
Family visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Colonial Funeral Home. A rosary will follow.
Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Victory Cathedral. Burial will ...
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Services for Sgt. Tim Olsovsky
Family visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Colonial Funeral Home. A rosary will follow.
Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Victory Cathedral. Burial will follow in Resurrection Cemetery.
A veteran sheriff's deputy died Wednesday evening while training at the shooting range.
Sgt. Tim Olsovsky came to the Victoria County Sheriff's Office in 1996 after serving in the Hallettsville Police Department for 11 years.
He became ill during his second relay of shooting. He told other deputies on his patrol shift that he wasn't feeling well and sat in his truck to cool off, Sheriff T. Michael O'Connor said in a news release.
After several minutes, he said he was feeling better. He later became unresponsive, the sheriff said.
The Emergency Medical Service was called to the firearms range where medics treated the deputy and transported him to Citizens Medical Center.
Medical staff worked to revive him, but were unsuccessful. He was pronounced dead at 8:14 p.m.
Olsovsky likely died of a heart attack, according to preliminary autopsy results from the Travis County Medical Examiner's Office, said Justice of the Peace Annie Ramos.
Olsovsky was 51, so family members were shocked by his death, his older brother Anthony Olsovsky said.
"It was untimely," the Houston resident said. "He was too young to die."
Anthony Olsovsky remembered his brother as a kind person who wanted to help others. That influenced his decision to go into law enforcement.
Olsovsky was a pleasure to work with, Ramos said.
"This guy was a real nice guy," Ramos said. "Always a gentleman. Always polite."
The sheriff agreed.
"Tim was an intense person who was committed to his family, his community and his brotherhood. He is deeply missed by us all," O'Connor said.
Olsovsky, a Victoria native, enjoyed spending time with his wife and daughter, who is a freshman at Texas A&M University, his brother said.
"Many times we'd have a visit and I'd think, 'Man, I'm proud of him,'" his brother said. "I love him and I'm going to miss the heck out of him."
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Tim was a good friend, he will be missed by alot of people. There are people you respect because of who they are, and then there are people you respect because of what they do, Tim was the sort of person you respected because of his manners and actions.
October 9, 2009 at 3:39 p.m.Condolence to the Olsovsky Family, our prayers are with you.
Tommy Tijerina
Sarah and Katie, it was wonderful working with Tim, he is an awesome person, officer, co-worker, husband and father. He will be deeply missed by his other "family". God bless you both, you will remain in my thoughts and prayers. Kim Repka
October 9, 2009 at 2:06 p.m.Sarah and Katie, I want you to know that Tim was very respected by his fellow officers, the citizens that he swore to protect and by anyone who knew him. You can take great pride in the man he was and know that he taught many of us the meaning of compassion. I know how very much he loved you both. We will miss him deeply.......
October 9, 2009 at 9:24 a.m.Sadness and Light..they are both in my heart and mind tonight..Tim will be missed..love and strength go out to Sara and Katie, remember the loving good times. I am sure there were many..All our prayers are with you..
October 8, 2009 at 11:52 p.m.may he RIP and may his family find the strength to pull through this
October 8, 2009 at 9:27 p.m.Tim was a great man, a great deputy, and to me and many others, a great friend. Katie and Sarah my prayers are with you....Tim and I spent a lot of time talking after incidents. I remember him as a very understanding person with an amazing amount of compassion....I will miss him....Rest well brother.
October 8, 2009 at 8:15 p.m.Rest in peace, sir. My prayers are with his family, personal and law enforcement both.
October 8, 2009 at 7:44 p.m.Our prayers go out to Tims family, friends, and co-workers. He was a good man who was good at his job. He will be missed!!!!
October 8, 2009 at 6:37 p.m.Katie and Sarah, our hearts go out to you. I'm already missing Tim. We shared many good times as kids growing up. God Bless you always. Mark, Claire and family.
October 8, 2009 at 6:15 p.m.