Roll of Honor
Ronald Edgar Unger
Incident
Police Officer Ronald Unger suffered a fatal heart attack while responding to a burglary-in-progress call at Houghton Lake with two state troopers. As he approached the house the suspect jumped out of a window and landed directly in front of him. Officer Unger tackled the man and took him into custody after struggling with him. He collapsed a short time later and was transported to a hospital in Grayling where he passed away. Officer Unger had served as a part-time officer with the Roscommon Township Police Department for approximately three years. He had previously served with the Lansing Police Department for 17 years and as an officer with the Lansing Parks and Recreation Department for two years.
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22 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Unger gave the Roscommon Township Police Department 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Roscommon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Unger.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Ronald Edgar Unger served in the U.S. Army (1963â1966) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Ronald Edgar Unger is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,784 officers honored here.
In MI, 39 of 719 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.4% of this state's fallen. That is 5.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ronald Edgar Unger's cause is highlighted.
How Ronald Edgar Unger Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
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Military Service
Ronald Edgar Unger served in the U.S. Army (1963–1966) before joining law enforcement.
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