Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Frank Sharkey suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after struggling with a spinal meningitis patient at 5 Napier Park.
He and eight other officers had responded to the home to help emergency crews restrain the patient so he could be taken to the hospital. While inside the home the patient refused to be taken to the hospital and struggled with officers throughout the home. Immediately after the struggle, Patrolman Sharkey suffered a fatal heart attack.
He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Patrolman Sharkey had served with the Boston Police Department for 23 years and was assigned to the Field Corner Station.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four adult children.
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Tributes
23 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Sharkey gave the Boston Police Department 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Roxbury Crossing community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Sharkey.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Felix Francis "Frank" Sharkey is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In MA, 44 of 469 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.4% of this state's fallen. That is 9.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Boston Police Department, 8 of 106 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 7.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Felix Francis "Frank" Sharkey's cause is highlighted.
How Felix Francis "Frank" Sharkey Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Felix Francis "Frank" Sharkey is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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