Francis J. Hennessy
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Police Officer

Francis J. Hennessy

Illness
End of Watch January 10, 2006
Age 35
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Frank Hennessy suffered a fatal brain aneurysm while responding to a man with a gun call at the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and Farragut Road in Brooklyn.

As the patrol car he was riding in approached the intersection, he observed a man matching the suspect's description. He collapsed as he jumped out of the patrol car to confront the man.

Other officers at the scene immediately started CPR. Officer Hennessy was transported to Kings County Hospital and then transferred to Downstate Medical Center, where he died the following day.

Officer Hennessy had served with the New York City Police Department for 8 years and was assigned to the 70th Precinct.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two daughters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Hennessy gave the New York City Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hennessy.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location New York, NY
Platform Identity nypd.newyork.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 10, 2006
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Duty related illness

The Sacrifice · Illness

Francis is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% 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 2006, 9 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 24th heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Francis was 35. Of the 1,996 lost to illness in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 42 and 58; the middle age was 51. Francis had served 8.1 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

January holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Tuesdays: 13.3%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

New York City Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Francis among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer Francis J. Hennessy

New York City Police Department · End of Watch January 10, 2006

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 1-E

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