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Harley Franklin Guy
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Harley Franklin Guy

Kinston Police Department — Kinston, NC
Veteran → Cardiac
United States flag North Carolina flag
End of Watch May 22, 1999
Age 54
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
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Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Military

Incident

Officer Harley Guy suffered a fatal heart attack while assisting a colleague at the Neuseway Nature Park at 401 West Caswell Street.

Officer Guy had been served the Kinston Police Department for seventeen years and was assigned as the agency's park ranger.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Guy gave the Kinston Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kinston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Guy.

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

Agency

Department Kinston Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Kinston, Lenoir County, NC
Platform Identity kpd.lenoir.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 22, 1999
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
Age 54
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

Harley Franklin Guy served in the U.S. Navy (1979–1981) before joining law enforcement.

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Officer Harley Franklin Guy 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 NC, 33 of 664 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5% of this state's fallen. That is 5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Kinston Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Cardiac
NC — Statewide
33
of 664 officers
5% Cardiac
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harley Franklin Guy's cause is highlighted.

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

How Harley Franklin Guy Compares

Age at Death
54
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
17
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Harley Franklin Guy is highlighted in May.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

Incident Location

Military Service

Harley Franklin Guy served in the U.S. Navy (1979–1981) before joining law enforcement.

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