Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Edward Johansen died after contracting hepatitis after performing CPR on an infected individual on November 13th, 1971.
His condition worsened, forcing him to medically retired in 1974. He died as a result of the disease on June 28th, 1977.
Patrolman Johansen had served with the Peabody Police Department for 11 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Johansen gave the Peabody Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Peabody community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Johansen.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Edward Scott Johansen 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 MA, 59 of 469 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 12.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Scott Johansen's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Scott Johansen Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Scott Johansen is highlighted in Jun.