Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Thomas Hannon succumbed to complications of an injury sustained in 2012 while involved in a foot pursuit.
He suffered a knee injury during the chase that required numerous surgeries. He experienced complications following a surgery that resulted in his condition worsening. He passed away as a result of the complications on Sept. 1, 2017.
Corporal Hannon had served with the Dover Police Department for 12 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Hannon gave the Dover Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dover community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Hannon.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Thomas John Hannon, Sr. 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 DE, 2 of 51 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.9% of this state's fallen. That is 5.2 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Dover Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas John Hannon, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Thomas John Hannon, Sr. Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas John Hannon, Sr. is highlighted in Sep.
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