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Police Officer

John Burdette

Manistique Department of Public Safety — Manistique, MI

Cardiac

End of Watch December 6, 1908

Age 49

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Police Officer John Burdette suffered a fatal heart attack while attempting to arrest a disorderly subject inside a dance hall on the West Side of the city.

He had been called to the dance hall several times due to rowdy behavior. Upon returning to the dance hall he encountered a man he had previously ejected for being drunk. The man began to argue with Officer Burdette as he was placed under arrest. Officer Burdette suddenly collapsed and died.

Officer Burdette had served with the Manistique Police Department for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Burdette gave the Manistique Department of Public Safety 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Michigan. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Burdette.

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

Agency

Department Manistique Department of Public Safety

Location Manistique, MI

Platform Identity mdps.schoolcraft.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 6, 1908

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 49

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Cause Detail Heart attack

Weapon Person

Police Officer John Burdette 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 MI, 39 of 718 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.4% of this state's fallen. That is 1.4 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Manistique Department of Public Safety, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Manistique Department of Public Safety

of 2 officers

50% Cardiac

MI — Statewide

of 718 officers

5.4% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Burdette's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How John Burdette Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. John Burdette is highlighted in Dec.

Jan

124

Feb

105

Mar

Apr

116

May

115

Jun

Jul

Aug

104

Sep

109

Oct

121

Nov

113

Dec

111

Incident Location

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