John English York
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John English York

Dallas Police Department — Dallas, TX
Cardiac
End of Watch July 15, 1926
Age 49
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Gender Male

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

Type Police Department
Location Dallas, Collin County, TX
Platform Identity dpd.dallas.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 15, 1926
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

The Sacrifice · Cardiac

John 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 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.

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Who

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.

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When

July holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Thursdays: 14.5%.

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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.

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His people

Dallas Police Department has 95 officers remembered here, John among them.

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Officer John English York

Dallas Police Department · End of Watch July 15, 1926

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