Roll of Honor
John H. "Packy" Paskewicz
Incident
Senior Corrections Officer John Paskewicz suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in a training exercise on defending against attacks with edged weapons.
He had just completed one of the scenarios and was speaking to his son, who also serves as a corrections officer, and other officers when he suddenly collapsed. The officers immediately began CPR until paramedics arrived but were unable to revive him.
Officer Paskewicz was a U.S. Army and Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He had served with the Maine Department of Corrections for 20 years and was assigned to the Maine Correctional Center.
Officer Paskewicz was a U.S. Army and Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He had served with the Maine Department of Corrections for 20 years and was assigned to the Maine Correctional Center.
Survivors
He is survived by three children, four grandchildren, a fiancé and several brothers and a sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Senior Corrections Officer Paskewicz gave the Maine Department of Corrections 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Maine. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
John H. "Packy" Paskewicz served in the Army (1975â1990) before joining law enforcement.
Senior Corrections Officer John H. "Packy" Paskewicz 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 Maine Department of Corrections, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John H. "Packy" Paskewicz's cause is highlighted.
How John H. "Packy" Paskewicz Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. John H. "Packy" Paskewicz is highlighted in Nov.
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