Samuel R. Wilson

Jersey City Police Department — Jersey City, NJ

Cardiac

End of Watch January 4, 1989

Age 35

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Badge 2207

The Vigil Panel 134 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 40

Incident

Police Officer Samuel Wilson suffered a fatal heart attack while struggling with a narcotics violator during an arrest attempt during an undercover narcotics operation. Officer Wilson had served with the Jersey City Police Department for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his mother, father, and seven siblings.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Wilson gave the Jersey City Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jersey City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Wilson.

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

Agency

Department Jersey City Police Department

Location Jersey City, NJ

Platform Identity jpd.hudson.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 4, 1989

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 35

Badge Number 2207

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Weapon Person

Offender Not available

Police Officer Samuel R. Wilson 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 NJ, 38 of 646 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.9% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Jersey City Police Department, 4 of 41 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.8% of this agency's fallen.

Jersey City Police Department

of 41 officers

9.8% Cardiac

NJ — Statewide

of 646 officers

5.9% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac