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Lieutenant Marc. A Wagner was lost to suicide on May 5, 2019; we received many submissions about his death. We are going to honor an officer through the words of his family and friends. “He loved to hunt and spend time with family. he loved everything life had to offer. he just couldn’t fight his work demons any longer.” “Marc was the fastest officer to rise to lieutenant at Painesville, at home he read to his children every night.” Lt. Wagner most recently served as the Officer in Charge of afternoon shift in the Painesville Police Department. He also served as the head of the department’s range program and was a State of Ohio certified firearms instructor. He was the K9 Program Supervisor and served many years as a Field Training Officer, in which capacity he worked with and developed new officers. Lt. Wagner was a graduate of the Police Executive and Administrative Leadership School, and the FBI LEEDA Supervisor and Command Leadership Schools. An accomplished officer in the Painesville Police Department, Lt. Wagner was most proud of being a husband and the father of two young children. Lt. Wagner was an integral part of so many things that the Painesville PD do, and in so many areas, it is hard to overstate the impact his loss will have on this department.
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Officer Marc Wagner served with the Painesville Police Department.
Thank you for your service. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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The Sacrifice · Suicide
Marc is the only officer of Painesville Police Department remembered here.
Marc is one of 9 officers lost to suicide in OH, 0.9% of the 993 remembered there.
Marc is one of 190 officers lost to suicide in the United States, 0.7% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Marc is one of 256 officers lost to suicide worldwide, 0.8% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2019, 1 officer in OH was lost to suicide, the 2nd heaviest of 8 years on record. The heaviest was 2020, with 2.
In 2019, 25 officers in the United States were lost to suicide, more than in any other year.
In 2019, 26 officers worldwide were lost to suicide, more than in any other year.
Who
Marc was 38. Of the 7 lost to suicide in OH whose age is recorded, half were between 38.5 and 55; the middle age was 50.
Marc was 38. Of the 146 lost to suicide in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 36 and 50; the middle age was 43.
Marc was 38. Of the 209 lost to suicide worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 35 and 48; the middle age was 42.
When
May holds 11.1% of these deaths in OH; October holds the most, 22.2%. Sundays: 44.4%.
May holds 11.6% of these deaths in the United States; June holds the most, 12.6%. Sundays: 17.4%.
May holds 11.7% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Sundays: 15.2%.
How
Suicide deaths account for 100% of all 1 deaths at Painesville Police Department.
Suicide deaths account for 0.9% of all 993 deaths in OH, the 5th most common cause.
Suicide deaths account for 0.7% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 5th most common cause.
Suicide deaths account for 0.8% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 6th most common cause.
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