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Police Officer

Thomas Raymond Gesiorski

Chicago Police Department — Chicago, IL
Veteran → Cardiac
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End of Watch December 26, 1977
Age 52
Tour of Duty 21 yrs
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Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Memorials 1 Also Remembered Department 570

Incident

Police Officer Thomas Gesiorski suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to a shots fired call.

Upon arriving at the scene, he and his partner carried the shooting victim down three flights of stairs and then transported him to St. Bernard Hospital in their patrol wagon. Officer Gesiorski collapsed inside the hospital's emergency room.

Officer Gesiorski had served with the Chicago Police Department for 21 years. He was a widower and was survived by two sons. One of his sons also served as a Chicago police officer.

Survivors

He was a widower and was survived by two sons.

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Tributes

21 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Gesiorski gave the Chicago Police Department 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Gesiorski.

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

Agency

Department Chicago Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Chicago, Cook County, IL
Platform Identity cpd.cook.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 26, 1977
Tour of Duty 21 yrs
Age 52
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

Thomas Raymond Gesiorski served in the the United States military (1944–1946) before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Cardiac

Thomas 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 1977, 10 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 61st heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Thomas was 52. 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. Thomas 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

December holds 8.5% 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.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Chicago Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Thomas among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer Thomas Raymond Gesiorski

Chicago Police Department · End of Watch December 26, 1977

Military Service

Thomas Raymond Gesiorski served in the United States military (1944–1946) before joining law enforcement.

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Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 61-W

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