Gregory Keith Hamill

Omaha Police Department — Omaha, NE

Illness

End of Watch February 19, 2014

Age 43

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 24

Incident

Police Officer Gregory Hamill died after he and two other officers contracted the H1N1 flu virus while searching a house during a narcotics operation on January 30th, 2014.

Officer Hamill's condition quickly deteriorated and he died from complications of the virus on February 19th, 2015.

Officer Hamill had served with the Omaha Police Department for 12 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Hamill gave the Omaha Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Omaha community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hamill.

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

Agency

Department Omaha Police Department

Location Omaha, NE

Platform Identity opd.douglas.ne.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 19, 2014

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Duty related illness

Police Officer Gregory Keith Hamill 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 NE, 5 of 151 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.3% of this state's fallen. That is 5.8 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

At Omaha Police Department, 1 of 25 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 4% of this agency's fallen.

Omaha Police Department

of 25 officers

4% Illness

NE — Statewide

of 151 officers

3.3% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness