Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Fox died of blood poisoning approximately two weeks after falling and hurting his knee. He was chasing a suspect when the incident occurred.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Fox served with the Mexico Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Mexico community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Fox.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Benjamin Franklin Fox 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 MO, 26 of 813 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. Benjamin Franklin Fox's cause is highlighted.
How Benjamin Franklin Fox Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Benjamin Franklin Fox is highlighted in Dec.