John Thomas Hart Sr.
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Sergeant

John Thomas Hart Sr.

Cardiac
End of Watch September 9, 2002
Age 51
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant John Hart suffered a fatal heart attack while supervising prison work crews that were assisting in fighting forest fires on Sleeping Beauty Mountain, in Fort Anne, New York.

He was hiking up the mountain to check on one of the work crews when he collapsed.

Sergeant Hart had served with the New York State Department of Correctional Services for 24 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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24 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Hart gave the New York State Department of Correctional Services 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Albany community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Hart.

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

Agency

Type Corrections
Location Albany, Albany County, NY
Platform Identity nysdcscorr.albany.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 9, 2002
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
Age 51
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

The Sacrifice · Cardiac

John 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 2002, 13 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 43rd heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

John was 51. 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. John had served 24 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.

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When

September holds 8.3% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Mondays: 12.9%.

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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.

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His people

New York State Department of Correctional Services has 36 officers remembered here, John among them.

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Sergeant John Thomas Hart Sr.

New York State Department of Correctional Services · End of Watch September 9, 2002

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