Daniel Cecil Clark
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Police Officer

Daniel Cecil Clark

San Bernardino Police Department — San Bernardino, CA
Illness
End of Watch November 3, 2011
Age 49
Tour of Duty 25 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Daniel Clark passed away as the result of complications from surgery to correct a duty-related injury.

He had injured his ankle on January 18th, 2011, while involved in a foot pursuit. He underwent surgery for the injury in October and was recovering at home when he suffered what is believed to be a pulmonary embolism. He was transported to a local hospital where he passed away.

Officer Clark had served with the San Bernardino Police Department for 20 years and had previously served with the Garden Grove Police Department for five years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and daughter.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

25 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Clark gave the San Bernardino Police Department 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the San Bernardino community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Clark.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location San Bernardino, CA
Platform Identity sbpd.sanbern.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 3, 2011
Tour of Duty 25 yrs
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Duty related illness
Weapon Not available

Police Officer Daniel Cecil Clark is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In CA, 75 of 1,837 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.1% of this state's fallen. That is 4.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At San Bernardino Police Department, 1 of 9 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 11.1% of this agency's fallen.

San Bernardino Police Department
1
of 9 officers
11.1% Illness
CA — Statewide
75
of 1,837 officers
4.1% Illness
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel Cecil Clark's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Daniel Cecil Clark Compares

Age at Death
49
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.7 years
Years of Service
25
This officer
Avg for Illness: 18.7 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel Cecil Clark is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
186
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
182
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
353
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285