Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Robert Lyons was killed when the department vehicle he was operating was struck by another vehicle.
Patrolman Lyons was assigned to the 71st Precinct.
Robert Lyons was my maternal Grandfather. I never met him. My mother was about 5 when he died. He died a few days before the beginning of the Depression. His death devastated the Lyons family. My Mother and her brother were raised by my Grandmother and my Grandmother's parents after his death. It was not an easy time for any of them. I deeply loved my grandmother. I wish I had asked her more about her Robert. My Mother did not talk about him. So much I wish I knew now. I do know that he looked a lot like my son who is 37 now, seven years older than Robert when he passed. I hope he was a fine, loving, intelligent man.
pamela anne mercier granddaughter March 3rd, 2021
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Lyons gave the New York City Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Lyons.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Robert J. Lyons is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At New York City Police Department, 283 of 1237 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert J. Lyons's cause is highlighted.
How Robert J. Lyons Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert J. Lyons is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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