Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Guldin suffered a fatal heart attack after strugging with a suspect he had arrested for drunk driving. After transporting the prisoner to the police station the man became uncooperative and resisted Chief Guldin. Chief Guldin began to experience chest pains and was transported to a local hospital where he suffered the heart attack.
Chief Guldin had been with the agency for 27 years and was survived by his wife and child.
Survivors
Chief Guldin had been with the agency for 27 years and was survived by his wife and child.
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27 years. You could have gone home.
Chief of Police Guldin gave the North Coventry Township Police Department 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Pottstown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Guldin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Daniel W. Guldin is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In PA, 118 of 1,261 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.4% of this state's fallen. That is 5.4 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel W. Guldin's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel W. Guldin Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel W. Guldin is highlighted in Sep.