Roll of Honor
Bertram Winkler
Incident
Police Officer Bertram Winkler suffered a fatal heart attack while chasing a suspect at the Port Authority Bus Terminal.
Survivors
Officer Winkler was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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- August 2, 2026
- Last updated
- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Winkler served with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Jersey City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Winkler.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Bertram Winkler served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1944â1946) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Bertram Winkler is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In NJ, 38 of 646 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.9% of this state's fallen. That is 5.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, 1 of 60 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 1.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bertram Winkler's cause is highlighted.
How Bertram Winkler Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Bertram Winkler is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
Military Service
Bertram Winkler served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1944–1946) before joining law enforcement.
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