Kenneth W. Stevens

Connecticut State Police — Middletown, CT

Cardiac Veteran

End of Watch June 6, 1944

Age 48

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Lieutenant Kenneth Stevens suffered a fatal heart attack following a boating accident on the Connecticut River near Lyme, Connecticut. He and other officers were assisting the United States Navy with port security when his patrol boat struck a pylon for an old pier. Lieutenant Stevens and the four other occupants of the boat were all thrown into the water. As the men swam towards the shore, Lieutenant Stevens suffered a heart attack. A group of juvenile boys witnessed the incident and pulled Lieutenant Stevens from the water. Then, they towed the rest of the officers to shore. Lieutenant Stevens was a United States WWI Army veteran and served with the Connecticut State Police for 17 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, parents, and brother.

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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.
Lieutenant Stevens gave the Connecticut State Police 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Connecticut, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Connecticut State Police

Location Middletown, CT

Platform Identity csp.ct.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 6, 1944

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

Age 48

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

Kenneth W. Stevens served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Lieutenant Kenneth W. Stevens 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 CT, 14 of 169 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 8.3% of this state's fallen. That is 4.3 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Connecticut State Police, 1 of 26 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.8% of this agency's fallen.

Connecticut State Police

of 26 officers

3.8% Cardiac

CT — Statewide

of 169 officers

8.3% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac