Incident
Officer John York suffered a fatal heart attack while directing traffic at the intersection of East Colorado Boulevard and East Jefferson Avenue.
He had been assigned to traffic control outside of the baseball stadium during a game between the Dallas Steers and Houston Buffaloes. The game had just finished following 15 innings. Officer York collapsed as he was directing streams of traffic as fans left the ballpark.
Officer York had served with the Dallas Police Department for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, four children, and 10 siblings.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer York gave the Dallas Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer York.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Cardiac
Dallas Police Department has lost 95 officers; 3 of them lost to cardiac events.
John is one of 88 officers lost to cardiac events in TX, 3.6% of the 2,423 remembered there.
John is one of 1,307 officers lost to cardiac events in the United States, 4.7% of the 27,552 remembered there.
John 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 1926, 1 officer in TX was lost to cardiac events, the 24th heaviest of 53 years on record. The heaviest was 1978, with 4.
In 1926, 3 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 100th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.
In 1926, 3 officers worldwide were lost to cardiac events, the 100th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.
Who
John was 49. Of the 84 lost to cardiac events in TX whose age is recorded, half were between 42.8 and 57; the middle age was 50. John had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.
John was 49. 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 5 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.
John was 49. 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. John had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.
When
July holds 6.8% of these deaths in TX; October holds the most, 12.5%. Thursdays: 21.6%.
July holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Thursdays: 14.5%.
July holds 7.2% of these deaths worldwide; January holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14.5%.
How
Cardiac deaths account for 3.2% of all 95 deaths at Dallas Police Department, the 4th most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 3.6% of all 2,423 deaths in TX, 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
Dallas Police Department has 95 officers remembered here, John among them.
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Cassee Odorous Brewer
May 24, 1892
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William H. Riddell
Jun 17, 1892
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William McDuff Dec 25, 1896
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Leslie N. Patrick
Jun 13, 1901
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Theodore Alonzo Tedford
Jul 28, 1912
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W. Roy Thornton
Jan 12, 1916
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Leroy Wood
Feb 7, 1922
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Johnnie C. Gibson
Apr 19, 1923
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John Richard Crain
May 24, 1923
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Dexter Clayton Phillips
Aug 11, 1923
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Charles S. Swinney
Jun 21, 1925
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Clarence Marshall Isbell
Feb 4, 1926
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John English York
Jul 15, 1926
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Alexander W. Tedford
Dec 26, 1927
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Sam Griffin Lanford
Jun 29, 1933
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Jesse Emmett Griffin
Dec 28, 1933
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Luke J. Bell
May 18, 1934
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Ernest Edmund Leonard, Jr.
May 28, 1935
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John William Dieken
Aug 10, 1935
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Ralph Wendell Hoyt
Feb 20, 1937
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Victor Leon Morris
Sep 15, 1941
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Ernest Elmer Bates
Dec 5, 1942
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Preston Daniel Hale
Feb 12, 1947
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William Edward Stafford
Sep 5, 1948
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Willis Wood Sides
Feb 7, 1951
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Leonard Clint Mullenax
Feb 10, 1962
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Ray Allan Underwood
Aug 27, 1963
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J. D. Tippit
Nov 22, 1963
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Francis Weldon Bennett
Sep 5, 1964
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James Douglas Stewart
Nov 12, 1967
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Floyd Alexander Knight
Dec 8, 1968
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Robert Henderson Shipp
Jan 13, 1970
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Johnnie Tillman Hartwell
Nov 10, 1971
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Allen Perry Camp
Mar 25, 1972
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Carl Jackson Cooke, III
May 2, 1972
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Howard Kenton Hicks
Jun 23, 1972
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Joe Cobb Jones
Jul 29, 1972
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Levy McQuietor, Jr.
Aug 17, 1972
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Milton Earl Whatley
Oct 7, 1973
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Donald Paul Tucker, Sr.
Dec 13, 1973
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Leslie G. Lane, Jr.
Mar 2, 1974
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Alvin Duane Hallum
Aug 21, 1975
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Alvin E. Moore
Nov 13, 1976
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Robert William Wood
Nov 28, 1976
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John Thomas McCarthy
Feb 25, 1981
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Charles Joseph Maltese, Jr.
Jul 31, 1981
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John Ralph Pasco
Jan 16, 1983
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Carl Joel Norris
Mar 2, 1983
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Ronald Dale Baker
May 2, 1983
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Robert Lawrence Cormier
Jul 24, 1984
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James Charles Taylor
Jul 24, 1984
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Thomas Lee Harris
Jul 20, 1985
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Gary Reeves Blair
Mar 20, 1986
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James Allen Joe
Jan 14, 1988
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John Glenn Chase
Jan 23, 1988
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Gary Don McCarthy
Feb 26, 1988
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Walter Leon Williams
Aug 2, 1988
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Lawrence Rudy Cadena, Sr.
Dec 13, 1988
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Lisa Louise Sandel
Jan 13, 1989
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Mark Lewis Fleming
Jan 14, 1989
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Thomas Grady Burchfield
May 6, 1990
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Michael Ross Okelberry
May 6, 1990
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Sunny Ma Lov
Nov 4, 1990
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Lawrence David Bromley
Dec 11, 1991
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Harold Lee Hammons
Jan 22, 1992
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Billy Walter Daugherty
Aug 14, 1992
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John Paul Jones
Sep 3, 1992
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Richard A. Lawrence
Nov 9, 1993
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David R. Galvan
Dec 14, 1993
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Thomas Dale Bond
Dec 13, 1994
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Henry Allen Brown
Apr 25, 1997
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Claude Wayne Standridge
Mar 4, 1998
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Harold Franklin Baird, Jr.
Aug 19, 2000
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Donald Frederick Flusche, Jr.
Mar 17, 2001
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Christopher Kevin James
Nov 25, 2001
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Patrick Lee Metzler
Oct 23, 2002
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Brian Howard Jackson
Nov 13, 2005
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Mark Timothy Nix
Mar 23, 2007
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Victor Antonio Lozada, Sr.
Feb 22, 2008
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Norman Stephen Allen Smith
Jan 6, 2009
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Kevin Paul Marceau
Jan 14, 2011
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Michael Leslie Krol
Jul 7, 2016
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Michael Joseph Smith
Jul 7, 2016
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Patricio Enrique Zamarripa
Jul 7, 2016
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Lorne Bradley Ahrens
Jul 8, 2016
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Rogelio Santander, Jr.
Apr 25, 2018
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Kevin Christopher Young May 4, 2018
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Earl James Givens, III
Jul 21, 2018
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Bronc Justin McCoy
Nov 16, 2020
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Mitchell Aaron Penton
Feb 13, 2021
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David Edward Ruiz
Aug 22, 2021
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Arnulfo Pargas
Sep 23, 2021
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Scott Paul Harn
Nov 2, 2021
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Christopher Gibson
Jan 2, 2022
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Darron Lee Burks
Aug 29, 2024
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