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Francis E. Creamer
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Detective

Francis E. Creamer

Boston Police Department — Roxbury Crossing, MA
Veteran → Cardiac
United States flag Massachusetts flag
End of Watch October 7, 1974
Age 47
Tour of Duty 21 yrs
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Military Memorials 1 Also Remembered Department 105

Incident

Detective Francis Creamer suffered a fatal heart attack after being struck by objects that had been thrown at officers during an anti-busing riot on September 16th, 1974. He had been assigned to an area near the South Boston District Courthouse. He was taken to Boston City Hospital where he remained until passing away on October 7th, 1974. Detective Creamer was a U.S. Navy veteran. He had served with the Boston Police Department for 21 years and was assigned to the Criminal Investigation Division.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, sister, and brother.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Detective Creamer gave the Boston Police Department 21 years.
Thank you for your service to the Roxbury Crossing community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Boston Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Roxbury Crossing, Suffolk County, MA
Platform Identity bpd.suffolk.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 7, 1974
Tour of Duty 21 yrs
Age 47
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac
Weapon Person

Military Service

Francis E. Creamer served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Cardiac

Francis is one of 1,307 officers lost to cardiac events in the United States, 4.7% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1974, 22 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 3rd heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Francis was 47. Of the 1,249 lost to cardiac events in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 43 and 55; the middle age was 48. Francis had served 21 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

October holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Mondays: 12.9%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Cardiac deaths account for 4.7% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 4th most common cause. The weapon recorded was person, in 16.1% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Boston Police Department has 106 officers remembered here, Francis among them.

Across the years
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Where

Detective Francis E. Creamer

Boston Police Department · End of Watch October 7, 1974

Military Service

Francis E. Creamer served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.

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Where the Name Is Cut

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