George Francis Conant
Captain

George Francis Conant

Fort Worth Police Department — Fort Worth, TX
Illness
End of Watch October 27, 1916
Age 45
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Gender Male

Incident

Captain George Conant succumbed to pneumonia which he contracted on a stakeout while searching for a stabbing suspect.

Captain Conant was survived by his wife and two children.

Survivors

Captain Conant was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-TX-38D134A4
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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Captain Conant served with the Fort Worth Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Conant.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Fort Worth, TX
Platform Identity fwpd.tarrant.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 27, 1916
Age 45
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Captain George Francis Conant is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.

In TX, 204 of 2,421 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 8.4% of this state's fallen. That is 8.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Fort Worth Police Department, 4 of 59 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 6.8% of this agency's fallen.

Fort Worth Police Department
4
of 59 officers
6.8% Illness
TX — Statewide
204
of 2,421 officers
8.4% Illness
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Francis Conant's cause is highlighted.

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

How George Francis Conant Compares

Age at Death
45
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.7 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. George Francis Conant is highlighted in Oct.

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