Roll of Honor
Edward R. Gleason, Jr.
Incident
Chief of Police Edward Gleason suffered a fatal heart attack while commanding a police investigation and a crowd control operation at Lake Welch Beach in New York. Chief Gleason was a United States Army veteran of WWII. He had served with the Palisades Interstate Park Police Department for 25 years and the chief of the New York Section for 18 months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two daughters, a son, his father, two brothers, and a sister.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- 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.
Chief of Police Gleason gave the Palisades Interstate Park Police Department 25 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bear Mountain community, and 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
Edward R. Gleason, Jr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Chief of Police Edward R. Gleason, Jr. 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 Palisades Interstate Park Police Department - New York Section, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward R. Gleason, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Edward R. Gleason, Jr. Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Edward R. Gleason, Jr. is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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