Abraham Lincoln Grover

Lynn Police Department — Lynn, MA

Illness

End of Watch October 11, 1918

Age 46

Tour of Duty 14 yrs 6 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Patrolman Abraham Grover died as a result of complications of influenza while in the performance of his assigned duties during the Influenza Pandemic.

He became ill on duty and was taken to his home on Magnolia Avenue, where he passed away due to complications.

Patrolman Grover served with the Lynn Police Department for 14 and a half years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Grover gave the Lynn Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lynn community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Grover.

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

Agency

Department Lynn Police Department

Location Lynn, MA

Platform Identity lynnpd.essex.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 11, 1918

Tour of Duty 14 yrs 6 mo

Age 46

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Patrolman Abraham Lincoln Grover 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%.

At Lynn Police Department, 3 of 11 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 27.3% of this agency's fallen.

Lynn Police Department

of 11 officers

27.3% Illness

MA — Statewide

of 469 officers

12.6% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness