Roll of Honor
Henry L. Walton
Incident
Chief of Police Henry Walton suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to the scene of a fire at 21490 Lorain Road in Fairview.
After assisting at the fire, he began to provide traffic and crowd control when he suddenly collapsed. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Chief Walton was a United States Army WWI veteran. He had served with the Fairview Park Police Department for 14 years, and was the chief of police for ten of those years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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- August 2, 2026
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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.
Chief of Police Walton gave the Fairview Park Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fairview Park 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
Henry L. Walton served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Chief of Police Henry L. Walton is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In OH, 43 of 991 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.3% of this state's fallen. That is 4.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry L. Walton's cause is highlighted.
How Henry L. Walton Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Henry L. Walton is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
Military Service
Henry L. Walton served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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