Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer John Fillion collapsed and died of heat exhaustion while walking his beat on St. Aubin Avenue, between Clinton Street and Mullett Street. Officer Fillion served with the Detroit Police Department for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
148 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Fillion gave the Detroit Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer John Cyrille Fillion is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Detroit Police Department, 58 of 250 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Cyrille Fillion's cause is highlighted.
How John Cyrille Fillion Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Cyrille Fillion is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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