Daniel Cecil Clark

San Bernardino Police Department — San Bernardino, CA

Illness

End of Watch November 3, 2011

Age 49

Tour of Duty 25 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 8

Incident

Police Officer Daniel Clark passed away as the result of complications from surgery to correct a duty-related injury.

He had injured his ankle on January 18th, 2011, while involved in a foot pursuit. He underwent surgery for the injury in October and was recovering at home when he suffered what is believed to be a pulmonary embolism. He was transported to a local hospital where he passed away.

Officer Clark had served with the San Bernardino Police Department for 20 years and had previously served with the Garden Grove Police Department for five years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and daughter.

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Tributes

25 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Clark gave the San Bernardino Police Department 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the San Bernardino community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Clark.

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

Agency

Department San Bernardino Police Department

Location San Bernardino, CA

Platform Identity sbpd.sanbern.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 3, 2011

Tour of Duty 25 yrs

Age 49

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Duty related illness

Weapon Not available

Police Officer Daniel Cecil Clark 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 CA, 75 of 1,837 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.1% of this state's fallen. That is 5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

At San Bernardino Police Department, 1 of 9 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 11.1% of this agency's fallen.

San Bernardino Police Department

of 9 officers

11.1% Illness

CA — Statewide

of 1,837 officers

4.1% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness