Norman J. Dube

Aroostook County Sheriff's Office — Houlton, ME

Cardiac

End of Watch November 7, 1997

Age 49

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

Badge 207

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Deputy Norman Dube died on November 7, 1997, after suffering a heart attack while on a drunk driving traffic stop on Pinkham Road in Ashland. As he was returning to his patrol car, he collapsed. The person he had pulled over called for help on the patrol car's radio and started performing CPR on Deputy Dube. The first officer to arrive on the scene was Deputy Dube's cousin, who continued CPR until rescue units arrived. Deputy Dube was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Deputy Dube had served with the Aroostook County Sheriff's Department for 17 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his daughter, son, sister, three brothers, and numerous aunts, uncles, nephews, and nieces.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Dube gave the Aroostook County Sheriff's Office 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Houlton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Dube.

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

Agency

Department Aroostook County Sheriff's Office

Location Houlton, ME

Platform Identity acso.aroostook.me.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 7, 1997

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

Age 49

Badge Number 207

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Deputy Sheriff Norman J. Dube 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 ME, 16 of 102 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 15.7% of this state's fallen. That is 11.7 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Aroostook County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Aroostook County Sheriff's Office

of 5 officers

20% Cardiac

ME — Statewide

of 102 officers

15.7% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac