Raymond Lee White
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Detective Sergeant

Raymond Lee White

Cardiac
End of Watch April 10, 1983
Age 54
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
Badge 9941
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Gender Male

Incident

Detective Sergeant White suffered a fatal heart attack while collecting evidence at the scene of a violent homicide. He was transported to Crozer Chester Medical Center where he passed away a short time later.

Survivors

Detective Sergeant White had been with the agency for 24 years and was survived by his wife, daughter and three sons.

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24 years. You could have gone home.
Detective Sergeant White gave the Nether Providence Township Police Department 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Wallingford community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant White.

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

Agency

Location Wallingford, PA
Platform Identity nptpd.delaware.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 10, 1983
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
Age 54
Badge Number 9941
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Detective Sergeant Raymond Lee White 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 PA, 118 of 1,261 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.4% of this state's fallen. That is 5.4 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

Nether Providence Township Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Cardiac
PA — Statewide
118
of 1,261 officers
9.4% 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. Raymond Lee White'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 Raymond Lee White Compares

Age at End of Watch
54
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
24
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond Lee White is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111