Leon F. Moody

Worcester Police Department — Worcester, MA

Illness

End of Watch September 29, 1932

Age 44

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 8

Incident

Patrolman Leon Moody died from complications of an injury he sustained on July 18th, 1932.

He was assigned to ambulance duty and was removing a patient from the ambulance when he struck his hip on the door. The injury was treated by a police surgeon and, although his condition worsened, he remained on duty.

On September 16th, 1932, he collapsed and was taken to the hospital. He remained at the hospital until passing away from sepsis on September 29th, 1932.

Patrolman Moody, it has been 92 years since you were taken from us. New England law enforcement continues to serve and protect and make life secure for our part of the country. I honor your 15 years of law enforcement service to the citizens of Worcester.

Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall Georges Mills, NH September 29th, 2024

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Moody gave the Worcester Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Worcester community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Moody.

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

Agency

Department Worcester Police Department

Location Worcester, MA

Platform Identity worcpd.worcester.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 29, 1932

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

Age 44

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Duty related illness

Patrolman Leon F. Moody is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MA, 59 of 469 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 12.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.

At Worcester Police Department, 1 of 9 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 11.1% of this agency's fallen.

Worcester Police Department

of 9 officers

11.1% Illness

MA — Statewide

of 469 officers

12.6% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness