Edward F. Ryan

Watertown Police Department — Watertown, CT

Accident

End of Watch January 27, 1933

Age 41

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Constable Edward Ryan died after being exposed to toxic fumes at a local oil company.

He had been assigned to patrol the oil company following a recent rash of burglaries. When another officer arrived the following morning to relieve him, he was found dead.

Constable Ryan had served with the Watertown Police Department for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Ryan gave the Watertown Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Watertown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Ryan.

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

Agency

Department Watertown Police Department

Location Watertown, CT

Platform Identity watepd.naugatuck.ct.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 27, 1933

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 41

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Constable Edward F. Ryan is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In CT, 73 of 169 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 43.2% of this state's fallen. That is 12.2 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Watertown Police Department, 3 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.3% of this agency's fallen.

Watertown Police Department

of 11 officers

27.3% Accident

CT — Statewide

of 169 officers

43.2% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident