Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Gayne died while in surgery to repair a hernia that he got 20 days earlier in the performance of his police duties.
Sergeant Gayne was assigned to the 68th Precinct.
Rest in peace Sergeant Gayne.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis April 13th, 2020
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Gayne served with the New York City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Gayne.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant William J. Gayne 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 NY, 629 of 2,147 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 29.3% of this state's fallen. That is 20.2 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At New York City Police Department, 521 of 1237 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 42.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William J. Gayne's cause is highlighted.
How William J. Gayne Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. William J. Gayne is highlighted in Apr.
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