Kenneth J. Wolf
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Deputy Sheriff

Kenneth J. Wolf

Cardiac
End of Watch April 29, 1997
Age 51
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
Badge 9602
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Kenneth Wolf died of physical stress after climbing up a hill while investigating an accidental death. Deputy Wolf was assisting in loading a body in 100 degrees weather when he collapsed and died.

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27 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Wolf gave the Frontier County Sheriff's Office 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Curtis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Wolf.

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

Agency

Location Curtis, NE
Platform Identity fcso.frontier.ne.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 29, 1997
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
Age 51
Badge Number 9602
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Deputy Sheriff Kenneth J. Wolf 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 NE, 10 of 151 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 6.6% of this state's fallen. That is 2.6 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

Frontier County Sheriff's Office
1
of 1 officers
100% Cardiac
NE — Statewide
10
of 151 officers
6.6% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kenneth J. Wolf's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Kenneth J. Wolf Compares

Age at End of Watch
51
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
27
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Kenneth J. Wolf is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111