Floyd N. Bristol

Stockton Police Dept. — Stockton, CA

Cardiac

End of Watch March 3, 1949

Age 29

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

The Vigil Panel 85 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 11

Incident

Police Officer Floyd Bristol suffered a fatal heart attack while attempting to control a large crowd at a wrestling match at 9:40 p.m. He and another officer had just gotten off duty and decided to stop by the Civic Auditorium at 525 North Center Street in Stockton for the match. Both officers were still in uniform. One of the referees made a bad call that angered the wrestler. The wrestler then chased the referee into the locker room, followed by a large contingent of spectators. Officer Bristol and his partner offered their assistance to the other officers on the scene and attempted to keep the crowd from entering the locker room. As the crowd pushed back into the auditorium, Officer Bristol collapsed. Despite life-saving measures, Officer Bristol was unable to be revived at the Stockton Emergency Hospital. Officer Bristol had served with the Stockton Police Department for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two children, and parents.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Bristol gave the Stockton Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Stockton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Bristol.

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

Agency

Department Stockton Police Dept.

Location Stockton, CA

Platform Identity spd.sanjoaquin.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 3, 1949

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 29

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Police Officer Floyd N. Bristol 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 CA, 52 of 1,837 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.8% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.

At Stockton Police Dept., 2 of 12 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.

Stockton Police Dept.

of 12 officers

16.7% Cardiac

CA — Statewide

of 1,837 officers

2.8% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac