Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Gilbert Horton suffered a fatal heart attack after having to physically remove a drunk and disorderly woman from a train at Union Station.
Officer Horton had served with the Portland Police Bureau for 35 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and one child.
In Our Keeping
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
35 years. You could have gone home.
Officer Horton gave the Portland Police Bureau 35 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Portland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Horton.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Gilbert Haven Horton 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%.
At Portland Police Bureau, 1 of 31 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gilbert Haven Horton's cause is highlighted.
How Gilbert Haven Horton Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Gilbert Haven Horton is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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