Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman William Bean died as a result of complications from influenza while performing his assigned duties during the Influenza Pandemic.
Patrolman Bean became ill while on duty and went to his home on Chestnut Street. While recovering at his home, his condition worsened, and he died due to complications.
The West Springfield Police Department had been tasked with enforcing local health laws to help prevent the spread of influenza, as well as performing their regular police duties.
Patrolman Bean served with the West Springfield Police Department for almost six 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 Bean gave the West Springfield Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the West Springfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Bean.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman William Jeremiah Bean 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. William Jeremiah Bean's cause is highlighted.
How William Jeremiah Bean Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. William Jeremiah Bean is highlighted in Feb.