Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Harry Homer was killed when his police motorcycle was struck by a taxi cab as he pulled onto Route 51 from the police department parking lot. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries early the following morning.
Patrolman Homer was a US Army veteran of WWI.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Homer served with the Stowe Township Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the McKees Rock community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Harry Homer served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman Harry Homer is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 33.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry Homer's cause is highlighted.
How Harry Homer Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harry Homer is highlighted in Jun.
Military Service
Harry Homer served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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