Mark Alan Bolhouse
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Detective

Mark Alan Bolhouse

Fort Myers Police Department — Fort Myers, FL
Illness
End of Watch January 19, 1988
Age 27
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Badge 67
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Gender Male

Incident

Detective Mark Bolhouse suffered an aneurysm following an altercation while investigating stolen property in Greenwood, Indiana. He had traveled to Indiana as part of the investigation. He was inside the Greenwood Police Department headquarters completing an inventory of the stolen items when he collapsed at 5:30 p.m. He was life-flighted to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, where he passed away. Detective Bolhouse had served with the Fort Myers Police Department for six years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and daughter.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Bolhouse gave the Fort Myers Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Myers community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Bolhouse.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Fort Myers, Lee County, FL
Platform Identity fmpd.lee.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 19, 1988
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 27
Badge Number 67
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Weapon Person

Detective Mark Alan Bolhouse 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 FL, 81 of 1,008 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 8% of this state's fallen. That is 8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Fort Myers Police Department, 1 of 6 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.

Fort Myers Police Department
1
of 6 officers
16.7% Illness
FL — Statewide
81
of 1,008 officers
8% Illness
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mark Alan Bolhouse's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Mark Alan Bolhouse Compares

Age at Death
27
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.7 years
Years of Service
6
This officer
Avg for Illness: 18.7 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Mark Alan Bolhouse is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
186
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
182
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
353
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

Incident Location