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Officer Howard Kline passed away after suffering kidney failure while participating in physical training at the Middlesex County Police Academy. He was transported to a local hospital where he remained until passing away 10 days later.
Rest in peace Officer Kline.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis February 18th, 2021
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Kline served with the Milltown Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Milltown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Kline.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Police Officer Howard J. Kline Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In NJ, 112 of 646 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 17.3% of this state's fallen. That is 17.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Howard J. Kline Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Howard J. Kline Jr. Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Howard J. Kline Jr. is highlighted in Feb.
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