William T. Sube

Louisville Police Department — Louisville, KY

Illness

End of Watch June 5, 1910

Age 40

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

The Vigil Panel 24 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 90

Incident

Patrolman Sube died after contracting tetanus as a result of wound received while inspecting the security of a building on 4th Street. He was checking on a building, proceeding down a staircase, when the staircase collapsed. As a result of the fall, Patrolman Sube received a large splinter in his hand. The wound caused him to contract tetanus which he died of five days later. Patrolman Sube served with the Louisville Police Department for two years.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Sube gave the Louisville Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Louisville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Sube.

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

Agency

Department Louisville Police Department

Location Louisville, KY

Platform Identity lpd.jefferson.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 5, 1910

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Patrolman William T. Sube 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 KY, 21 of 983 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 2.1% of this state's fallen. That is 7 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

At Louisville Police Department, 3 of 91 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.3% of this agency's fallen.

Louisville Police Department

of 91 officers

3.3% Illness

KY — Statewide

of 983 officers

2.1% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness