Incident
Trooper Anthony Fotiou suffered a fatal heart attack while conducting commercial vehicle inspections at the Carney's Point Scales.
Trooper Fotiou had served with the New Jersey State Police for 23 years and was assigned to the Commercial Vehicle Inspection Unit.
Survivors
He is survived by his mother, stepfather, and sister.
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Tributes
23 years. You could have gone home.
Trooper I Fotiou gave the New Jersey State Police 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Jersey. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper I Fotiou.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Anthony Robert Fotiou served in the U.S. Air Force (1980â1985) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Cardiac
New Jersey State Police has lost 84 officers; 2 of them lost to cardiac events.
Anthony is one of 38 officers lost to cardiac events in NJ, 5.9% of the 647 remembered there.
Anthony is one of 1,307 officers lost to cardiac events in the United States, 4.7% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Anthony is one of 1,309 officers lost to cardiac events worldwide, 3.8% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2011, 1 officer in NJ was lost to cardiac events, the 6th heaviest of 32 years on record. The heaviest was 1965, with 3.
In 2011, 15 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 34th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.
In 2011, 15 officers worldwide were lost to cardiac events, the 34th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.
Who
Anthony was 53. Of the 35 lost to cardiac events in NJ whose age is recorded, half were between 44 and 56; the middle age was 48. Anthony had served 23 years; the middle length of service was 16.5 years.
Anthony was 53. 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. Anthony had served 23 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.
Anthony was 53. Of the 1,251 lost to cardiac events worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 42.5 and 55; the middle age was 48. Anthony had served 23 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.
When
March holds 10.5% of these deaths in NJ; July holds the most, 13.2%. Mondays: 23.7%.
March holds 7.6% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Mondays: 12.9%.
March holds 7.6% of these deaths worldwide; January holds the most, 9.5%. Mondays: 13%.
How
Cardiac deaths account for 2.4% of all 84 deaths at New Jersey State Police, the 4th most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 5.9% of all 647 deaths in NJ, the 4th most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 4.7% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 4th most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 3.8% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 4th most common cause.
His people
New Jersey State Police has 84 officers remembered here, Anthony among them.
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William H. Marshall
Dec 12, 1923
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Robert E. Coyle
Dec 18, 1924
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Charles E. Ullrich
Feb 17, 1926
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Herman Gloor, Jr.
May 9, 1926
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Walter Arrowsmith
Aug 5, 1926
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Joseph A. Smith
Aug 4, 1927
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David Z. Ernst
Aug 4, 1927
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Peter Gladys
Dec 28, 1928
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John Madden
Mar 3, 1929
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John D. Divers
May 2, 1930
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Peter W. Ignatz
Mar 4, 1931
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Leonard P. McCandless
Jun 28, 1931
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Michael J. Beylon
Feb 22, 1932
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John Ressler
May 1, 1932
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James R. Herbert
Jul 9, 1932
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James Scotland
Feb 19, 1935
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Warren G. Yenser
Nov 9, 1935
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Joseph Perry
Jun 9, 1937
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Matthew Francis McManus
Feb 28, 1938
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Vincent C. Vosbein
Jun 19, 1938
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Walter B. Otte
Jan 24, 1940
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John I. Gregerson
Apr 28, 1941
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William J. Doolan
Oct 23, 1944
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Francis R. O'Brien
Nov 27, 1944
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Cornelius A. O'Donnell
Jul 16, 1945
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Charles Kopf
Sep 27, 1948
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Walter R. Gawryla
Apr 21, 1950
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Emil J. Bock
May 26, 1951
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Stanley A. Conn, Jr.
Aug 27, 1951
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Joseph C. Walter
Sep 7, 1952
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Frank A. Trainor
Aug 3, 1953
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John Anderson
Nov 1, 1955
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George Richard Dancy
May 28, 1956
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Finley Carl Fuchs
Dec 19, 1957
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Ronald E. Gray
Dec 1, 1958
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Hilary Welenc
Nov 20, 1959
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John W. Staas
Dec 2, 1961
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Raymond P. Fiola
Feb 19, 1962
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Arthur J. Abagnale, Jr.
Jun 11, 1962
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Joseph Paul DeFrino
Jun 11, 1962
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Milan Simcak
Jun 11, 1962
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Anthony Lukis, Jr.
May 4, 1966
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Thomas William Kavula
Sep 19, 1968
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Robert John Prato
Dec 2, 1969
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Russell John Moesta
Nov 19, 1970
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Marienus J. Segeren
Jul 25, 1971
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Robert Joseph Merenda
Nov 29, 1971
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Werner Foerster
May 2, 1973
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Thomas Atkins Dawson
Aug 13, 1973
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Philip Joseph Lamonaco
Dec 21, 1981
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John P. McCarthy
Sep 25, 1982
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Lester Amos Pagano
Jul 19, 1983
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Edward R. Errickson
Jan 25, 1984
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Carlos M. Negron
May 7, 1984
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William L. Carroll, Jr.
Jul 12, 1984
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Albert John Mallen Sr.
Aug 28, 1985
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Theodore Moos
Feb 27, 1987
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Thomas J. Hanratty
Apr 2, 1992
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Marvin R. McCloud
Jun 6, 1995
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Francis J. Bellaran
May 23, 1996
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Scott M. Gonzalez
Oct 24, 1997
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Christopher Scott Scales
Dec 3, 2002
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Bertram Zimmerman, III
Feb 5, 2004
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Marc Kenneth Castellano
Jun 6, 2010
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Anthony Robert Fotiou
Mar 28, 2011
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James G. Hoopes, III
Sep 12, 2012
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Anthony A. Raspa
May 30, 2015
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Eli M. McCarson
Dec 17, 2015
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Sean Eamonn Cullen
Mar 8, 2016
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Frankie Lamar Williams
Dec 5, 2016
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William George Fearon
Dec 28, 2016
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Paul Brown
Nov 5, 2017
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Martin J. Walsh IV
Jan 5, 2018
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Robert Emmet Nagle
Nov 26, 2018
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Bryan U. McCoy
Apr 6, 2019
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Richard E. Tesauro
Oct 12, 2019
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Matthew D. Razukas
Jul 27, 2021
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James J. Puhalski
Jun 5, 2022
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Gerald T. Barbato
Jan 16, 2023
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Peter Bruncati
Jun 2, 2023
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Marcellus E. Bethea
May 5, 2024
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Steven C. Tiboni
Dec 5, 2024
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Jeffrey A. Burke
Dec 31, 2024
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Lee E. Hendrickson
Mar 7, 2025
Where
Military Service
Anthony Robert Fotiou served in the U.S. Air Force (1980–1985) before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 25-W
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