Roll of Honor
Incident
Reserve Officer Gerald Erickson suffered a fatal heart attack while assisting the Washington County Sheriff's Department search for an armed robbery suspect. Officer Erickson and his canine partner, Nero, were tracking the suspect when Officer Erickson collapsed. Officer Erickson had served with the Hillsboro Police Department for four years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Reserve Officer Erickson served with the Hillsboro Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Hillsboro community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Reserve Officer Erickson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Reserve Officer Gerald H. Erickson is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OR, 11 of 197 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.6% of this state's fallen. That is 1.6 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gerald H. Erickson's cause is highlighted.
How Gerald H. Erickson Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Gerald H. Erickson is highlighted in Feb.