Donald L. Pawlizak
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Correctional Officer

Donald L. Pawlizak

Florida Department of Corrections — Tallahassee, FL
Accident
End of Watch April 21, 1983
Age 46
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Gender Male

Incident

Correctional Officer Donald Pawlizak succumbed to complications during surgery as a result of a duty-related injury. He was assigned to the Big Pine Key Road Prison.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Pawlizak served with the Florida Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Florida. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Pawlizak.

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

Agency

Location Tallahassee, FL
Platform Identity fdcorr.leon.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 21, 1983
Age 46
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Correctional Officer Donald L. Pawlizak is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Florida Department of Corrections, 9 of 33 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.3% of this agency's fallen.

Florida Department of Corrections
9
of 33 officers
27.3% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Donald L. Pawlizak's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Donald L. Pawlizak Compares

Age at End of Watch
46
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Donald L. Pawlizak is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location