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Eric Allen Lyons
Commander

Eric Allen Lyons

Cuba City Police Department — Cuba City, WI
Cardiac
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End of Watch November 7, 2015
Age 38
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
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Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Commander Eric Lyons suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to reports of a fire at a local farm.

Upon arriving at the location he observed a large amount of smoke coming from the building. He ran around the structure to determine the origin of the smoke and to determine if anybody was trapped inside.

Commander Lyons left the scene following the call and returned home, where he collapsed. He was transported to a local hospital where he passed away on November 7th, 2015.

Commander Lyons had served in law enforcement for 19 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and three step-children.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Commander Lyons gave the Cuba City Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cuba City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Commander Lyons.

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

Agency

Department Cuba City Police Department
Type Other
Location Cuba City, Grant County, WI
Platform Identity cubapd.grant.wi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 7, 2015
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac
Cause Detail Heart attack

Commander Eric Allen Lyons 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 WI, 23 of 317 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 7.3% of this state's fallen. That is 7.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Cuba City Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Cardiac
WI — Statewide
23
of 317 officers
7.3% Cardiac
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Eric Allen Lyons's cause is highlighted.

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

How Eric Allen Lyons Compares

Age at Death
38
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
19
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Eric Allen Lyons is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

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