Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Henry Thomas was struck and killed by a Lehigh Valley Railroad train as he escorted a prisoner.
The man had been arrested for passing bad checks. Constable Thomas was escorting him collect $100 from friends so he could make restitution. The prisoner heard the approaching the train and stepped from the tracks just before it struck Constable Thomas. The prisoner then rushed to a nearby railroad signal tower and alerted others of the incident.
"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." Matthew 5:9
Chris Di Gerolamo Federal Air Marshal Service May 24th, 2020
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Thomas served with the Alden Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Alden community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Thomas.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Henry Thomas 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Thomas's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Thomas Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Thomas is highlighted in Dec.