Incident
Officer Daniel Redding succumbed to an infection that set in after injuring his leg while chasing a burglary suspect four years earlier. During the pursuit, he cut his leg on a fence and had to seek medical treatment. Officer Redding required 27 surgeries on his leg before succumbing to the infections. Officer Redding had served with the Columbus Division of Police for ten years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and nine children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Redding gave the Columbus Division of Police 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Redding.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Daniel Alfred Redding served in the U.S. Navy (1951â1951) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Illness
Columbus Division of Police has lost 59 officers; 2 of them lost to illness.
Daniel is one of 49 officers lost to illness in OH, 4.9% of the 993 remembered there.
Daniel is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Daniel is one of 2,979 officers lost to illness worldwide, 8.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1965, 1 officer in OH was lost to illness, the 5th heaviest of 22 years on record. The heaviest was 1918, with 15.
In 1965, 1 officer in the United States was lost to illness, the 75th heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.
In 1965, 3 officers worldwide were lost to illness, the 151st heaviest of 197 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 566.
Who
Daniel was 35. Of the 49 lost to illness in OH whose age is recorded, half were between 33 and 56; the middle age was 36. Daniel had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 10 years.
Daniel was 35. Of the 1,996 lost to illness in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 42 and 58; the middle age was 51. Daniel had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Daniel was 35. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Daniel had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
July holds 12.2% of these deaths in OH; October holds the most, 22.4%. Tuesdays: 10.2%.
July holds 7% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Tuesdays: 13.3%.
July holds 7.3% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Tuesdays: 13.8%.
How
Illness deaths account for 3.4% of all 59 deaths at Columbus Division of Police, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 4.9% of all 993 deaths in OH, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 8.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 3rd most common cause.
His people
Columbus Division of Police has 59 officers remembered here, Daniel among them.
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Cyrus Beebe Apr 27, 1854
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John Manning Nov 17, 1888
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Abe Kleeman
Sep 15, 1899
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Daniel E. Davis
Jun 7, 1905
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Harry E. Campbell
Dec 24, 1908
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Frank P. Ward
Jun 9, 1911
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William Avery Sexton
Mar 25, 1913
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Joseph Lavender Jun 26, 1913
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James Drayton Ballard
Nov 9, 1914
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John Laufhutte
Aug 22, 1916
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William O'Rourke
Nov 24, 1917
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David Luther Jenkins
Feb 8, 1919
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Adolph G. Schneider
Sep 24, 1920
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Charles E. Tiller
Oct 28, 1920
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Jesse Reall
Feb 26, 1921
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Granison P. Koehler
Nov 28, 1922
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Troy C. Stewart
Apr 22, 1924
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Harry E. Shaffer, Sr.
Mar 9, 1925
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Walter O. Womeldorf
May 29, 1925
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William Schweinsberger
Jan 7, 1926
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Horace D. Elliott
Mar 29, 1927
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Leroy W. Wade
Jan 23, 1928
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Thomas H. Day
Jul 7, 1931
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Leslie Ellsworth Green
Oct 4, 1931
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Ross Porter
Jul 23, 1934
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Edward J. Murphy
May 11, 1935
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Frederick Frank Kundts
Mar 22, 1936
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John P. Sears
Nov 30, 1936
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Robert R. Cline
Feb 5, 1938
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Campbell K. Jenkins
Jan 9, 1939
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John M. McCullough
Jan 18, 1942
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Thomas E. Webb
Aug 17, 1956
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Richard E. Taylor
Jan 19, 1963
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Allen E. Fraley
Nov 6, 1964
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Robert F. Lisska
May 26, 1965
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Daniel Alfred Redding
Jul 27, 1965
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William Gene Wells
Dec 21, 1965
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Lawrence Vernon Kipfinger
Oct 14, 1969
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Curtis L. Staton
Mar 22, 1972
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Joseph Andrew Edwards Aug 28, 1972
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James K. Reed
May 18, 1974
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Dale W. McCann
Jun 7, 1974
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Roger Lee Brown
Aug 11, 1976
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Michael Joseph Bernard Smith
Aug 11, 1976
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Martin W. Yawarsky
Sep 6, 1980
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Gordon Joseph Rich
Apr 5, 1986
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Richard Fickeisen
Jun 1, 1987
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Jane E. Thompson-Bowman
Mar 9, 1989
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Robin H. Nye
Jan 4, 1991
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Raymond E. Radel, Jr.
Apr 25, 1991
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Chris Edward Clites
Dec 10, 1993
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Marc Muncy
Apr 5, 1995
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Keith Lee Evans
Jul 9, 1995
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Christopher Neal Claypool
Apr 29, 2001
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Melissa M. Foster
Dec 4, 2004
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Bryan Scott Hurst
Jan 6, 2005
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Timothy Allen Haley
Aug 26, 2008
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Thomas Raymond Hayes
Jan 20, 2011
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Steven Michael Smith
Apr 12, 2016
Military Service
Daniel Alfred Redding served in the U.S. Navy (1951–1951) before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 53-E
What is kept
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