Roll of Honor
Ryan Keith Settlemoir
Incident
Police Officer Ryan Settlemoir died as the result of contracting the H1N1 flu (swine flu) while on duty.
Fourteen additional officers were also infected by the flu during an outbreak at the police station. Officer Settlemoir was admitted to the hospital two days after showing symptoms. His condition worsened and he died as a result on June 12th, 2009.
Officer Settlemoir had served with the Madison Heights Police Department for seven years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Settlemoir gave the Madison Heights Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Madison Heights community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Settlemoir.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Ryan Keith Settlemoir 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 MI, 23 of 718 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.2% of this state's fallen. That is 5.9 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ryan Keith Settlemoir's cause is highlighted.
How Ryan Keith Settlemoir Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Ryan Keith Settlemoir is highlighted in Jun.