William F. Hanrahan

Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife — Augusta, ME

Cardiac Veteran

End of Watch November 21, 1992

Age 49

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 16

Incident

Game Warden William Hanrahan suffered a fatal heart attack while investigating reports of drunk hunters in the woods near Starks. Warden Hanrahan was a United States Air Force Vietnam veteran and had served with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife - Warden Service for 15 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, daughter, and three sons.

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Last updated: 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.
Game Warden Hanrahan gave the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Augusta community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

Location Augusta, ME

Platform Identity mdifwcons.kennebec.me.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 21, 1992

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

Age 49

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

William F. Hanrahan served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Game Warden William F. Hanrahan 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 Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, 2 of 17 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 11.8% of this agency's fallen.

Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

of 17 officers

11.8% Cardiac

ME — Statewide

of 102 officers

15.7% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac