Mark Alan Bolhouse

Fort Myers Police Department — Fort Myers, FL

Illness

End of Watch January 19, 1988

Age 27

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

Badge 67

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Detective Mark Bolhouse suffered an aneurysm following an altercation while investigating stolen property in Greenwood, Indiana. He had traveled to Indiana as part of the investigation. He was inside the Greenwood Police Department headquarters completing an inventory of the stolen items when he collapsed at 5:30 p.m. He was life-flighted to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, where he passed away. Detective Bolhouse had served with the Fort Myers Police Department for six years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and daughter.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Bolhouse gave the Fort Myers Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Myers community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Bolhouse.

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

Agency

Department Fort Myers Police Department

Location Fort Myers, FL

Platform Identity fmpd.lee.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 19, 1988

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

Age 27

Badge Number 67

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Weapon Person

Offender Not available

Detective Mark Alan Bolhouse 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 FL, 81 of 1,008 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 8% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

At Fort Myers Police Department, 1 of 6 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.

Fort Myers Police Department

of 6 officers

16.7% Illness

FL — Statewide

of 1,008 officers

8% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness