Incident
Lieutenant Rene Goupil suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after finishing a mandatory two mile run while on duty.
Lieutenant Goupil was a U.S Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam war and had served with the Maine State Police for 20 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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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.
Lieutenant Goupil gave the Maine State Police 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Maine. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Rene Albert Goupil served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1965â1969) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Cardiac
Maine State Police has lost 12 officers; 2 of them lost to cardiac events.
Rene is one of 14 officers lost to cardiac events in ME, 16.3% of the 86 remembered there.
Rene is one of 1,307 officers lost to cardiac events in the United States, 4.7% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Rene 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 1990, 1 officer in ME was lost to cardiac events, the 3rd heaviest of 12 years on record. The heaviest was 1966, with 2.
In 1990, 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.
In 1990, 10 officers worldwide were lost to cardiac events, the 61st heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.
Who
Rene was 43. Of the 14 lost to cardiac events in ME whose age is recorded, half were between 46.5 and 57.8; the middle age was 52. Rene had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 19 years.
Rene was 43. 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. Rene had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.
Rene was 43. 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. Rene had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.
When
January holds 14.3% of these deaths in ME; November holds the most, 35.7%. Tuesdays: 14.3%.
January holds 9.6% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 13.9%.
January holds 9.5% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 13.9%.
How
Cardiac deaths account for 16.7% of all 12 deaths at Maine State Police, the 3rd most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 16.3% of all 86 deaths in ME, the 3rd 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
Maine State Police has 12 officers remembered here, Rene among them.
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Emery O. Gooch
Aug 9, 1924
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Fred A. Foster
Aug 30, 1925
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Frank C. Wing
Aug 19, 1928
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Charles Clinton Black
Jul 9, 1964
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Thomas J. Merry
Jul 12, 1980
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Michael R. Veilleux
Jun 17, 1986
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Giles R. Landry
Mar 31, 1989
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Rene Albert Goupil
Jan 23, 1990
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Jeffrey Parola
Nov 13, 1994
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James A. Griffith
Apr 15, 1996
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Glenn Strange
Oct 17, 1997
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Benjamin James Campbell
Apr 3, 2019
Where
Military Service
Rene Albert Goupil served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1965–1969) before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 13-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
Also Remembered
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