Andrew Jack Gaylor

United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service — Washington, DC

Cardiac

End of Watch April 19, 1921

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

The Vigil Panel 40 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 39

Incident

Park Ranger Andrew Gaylor suffered a fatal heart attack while conducting a high mountain patrol in Yosemite National Park.

He had stopped at the Merced Lake Ranger Station for the night and collapsed next to his campfire.

Park Ranger Gaylor had served with the National Park Service for 14 years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Park Ranger Gaylor gave the United States Department of the Interior 14 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Park Ranger Gaylor.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service

Type Federal Agency

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usdinpsfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 19, 1921

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Park Ranger Andrew Jack Gaylor is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,784 officers honored here.

In DC, 71 of 1,418 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5% of this state's fallen. That is 5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, 3 of 40 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 7.5% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service

of 40 officers

7.5% Cardiac

DC — Statewide

of 1,418 officers

5% Cardiac

Nationwide

of 97,784 officers

0% Cardiac