Norman Lewis Eddy Jr.

Fort Lauderdale Police Department — Fort Lauderdale, FL

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch May 25, 1989

Age 43

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Badge 762

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 12

Incident

Detective Norman Eddy and Patrolman Frank Mastrangelo were killed in an aircraft accident while returning to Fort Lauderdale in the agency's aircraft. The aircraft crashed into the Everglades. Detective Eddy had served with the agency for ten years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son and daughter.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Eddy gave the Fort Lauderdale Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Lauderdale community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Eddy.

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

Agency

Department Fort Lauderdale Police Department

Type Other

Location Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, FL

Platform Identity flpd.broward.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 25, 1989

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 43

Badge Number 762

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Norman Lewis Eddy Jr. served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1963â1967) before joining law enforcement.

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Detective Norman Lewis Eddy Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Fort Lauderdale Police Department, 9 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 69.2% of this agency's fallen.

Fort Lauderdale Police Department

of 13 officers

69.2% Accident

FL — Statewide

313

of 1,008 officers

31.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident