Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Nettleingham suffered a fatal heart attack while directing emergency operations at the scene of a fire at a cafe on Thanksgiving night.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Nettleingham served with the Hoisington Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Hoisington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Nettleingham.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police George Nettleingham 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 KS, 15 of 335 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.5 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Nettleingham's cause is highlighted.
How George Nettleingham Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. George Nettleingham is highlighted in Nov.