Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Lessler suffered a fatal heart attack as a result of a stressful situation while on duty. He was assigned to the 10th Precinct.
Officer Lessler served with the NYPD for seven years and was awarded a medal for Excellent Police Duty for a Nov. 9, 1953 incident where he pulled an emotionally distressed woman from a third-floor building ledge into safety.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Lessler gave the New York City Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Lessler.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman George J. Lessler Jr. 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 NY, 99 of 2,147 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.6% of this state's fallen. That is 4.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New York City Police Department, 44 of 1237 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George J. Lessler Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How George J. Lessler Jr. Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. George J. Lessler Jr. is highlighted in Mar.
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