Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Howard Kline passed away after suffering kidney failure while participating in physical training at the Middlesex County Police Academy. He was transported to a local hospital where he remained until passing away 10 days later.
Rest in peace Officer Kline.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis February 18th, 2021
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Kline served with the Milltown Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Milltown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Kline.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Howard J. Kline, Jr. 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 NJ, 77 of 646 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 11.9% of this state's fallen. That is 2.8 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Howard J. Kline, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Howard J. Kline, Jr. Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Howard J. Kline, Jr. is highlighted in Feb.