Roll of Honor
Frank Mydlarz
Incident
Corrections Officer Frank Mydlarz suffered a heart attack while attempting to break up a fight between two male inmates at the Great Meadows State Prison in Comstock.
He was transported to Glens Falls Hospital, where he died. Two other corrections officers were injured but released from the hospital that day.
Officer Mydlarz was a United States Army veteran and had served with the New York State Department of Correctional Services for for 19 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his two daughters, mother, sister, brother, and grandson.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Corrections Officer Mydlarz gave the New York State Department of Correctional Services 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Albany community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Frank Mydlarz served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Corrections Officer Frank Mydlarz 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 NY, 99 of 2,147 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At New York State Department of Correctional Services, 4 of 36 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 11.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank Mydlarz's cause is highlighted.
How Frank Mydlarz Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Mydlarz is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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