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Officer

Walter Slusarczyk

Gresham Police Department — Gresham, OR

Cardiac Veteran

End of Watch September 8, 1999

Age 40

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Officer Walter Slusarczyk suffered a fatal heart attack while on patrol.

While training a new officer, Officer Slusarczyk reported having chest pains and was transported to a local hospital, where he died at approximately 10 pm.

Officer Slusarczyk was a United States Navy veteran who served with the Gresham Police Department for ten years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two children, and three step-children.

In Our Keeping

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Added to badge.nw: April 2, 2026
Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Officer Slusarczyk gave the Gresham Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Gresham community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Gresham Police Department

Location Gresham, OR

Platform Identity gpd.multnomah.or.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 8, 1999

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

Walter Slusarczyk served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Officer Walter Slusarczyk 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 OR, 11 of 197 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.6% of this state's fallen. That is 1.6 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

Gresham Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Cardiac

OR — Statewide

of 197 officers

5.6% 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. Walter Slusarczyk'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 Walter Slusarczyk Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service