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Biography
Officer Holobinka died by suicide on April 6, 2019. He served the New York Police Department Transit Authority as a police officer for 11 years retiring in 1993 after being injured on the job. Paul enjoyed to play golf, and belonged to a local golf group called “The Mulligans”. He also enjoyed his trips to the horse racing track to watc h and wager on the horses. He was a big fan of the New York Yankees, as well. In retirement he worked on his golf game and cultivated a love for working in his garden and culinary skills cooking meals for his family. Paul loved life, which he showed in his love of his family and friends. A love that was returned easily because of his happy, fun loving personality. Paul was survived by his wife, Carol, his mother, sisters and brothers, daughter, two step children and six grandchildren who all miss him greatly. Our thanks to Officer Holobinka, for his years of faithful service to his city and to his wife, Carol for allowing us to share his tribute.
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Tributes
Officer Paul Holobinka served with the NYPD Transit Police.
Thank you for your service. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Paul Holobinka is one of 256 officers honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NY, 19 of 2,147 officers were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 0.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.
National Cause Distribution
How Suicide compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Paul Holobinka's cause is highlighted.
How Paul Holobinka Compares
When Suicide Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Suicide deaths across the full memorial record. Paul Holobinka is highlighted in Apr.