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Corporal

Robert Lee Walker

Chester City Police Department — Chester, PA

Accident Veteran

End of Watch May 2, 2017

Age 89

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

The Vigil Panel 167 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 16

Incident

Corporal Robert Walker died as a result of health complications due to his assignment at the Wade Dump Fire.

During the response, Corporal Walker was assigned to the front gate of the property for eight hours and entered a smoky office. He was also assigned to patrol the area. He was diagnosed with aplastic anemia in 1982 and had to retire from the Chester Police Department on medical disability. He died as a result of complications due to his diagnosis on May 2nd, 2017.

Corporal Walker was a U.S Army veteran and had served with the Chester Police Department for 17 years.

Survivors

Survivors include his wife and two children.

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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.
Corporal Walker gave the Chester City Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chester 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

Department Chester City Police Department

Location Chester, PA

Platform Identity cpd.delaware.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 2, 2017

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

Age 89

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Exposure to toxins

Weapon Toxic chemicals

Offender Sentenced to 2 years

Military Service

Robert Lee Walker served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Corporal Robert Lee Walker 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 PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Chester City Police Department, 7 of 17 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.2% of this agency's fallen.

Chester City Police Department

of 17 officers

41.2% Accident

PA — Statewide

417

of 1,261 officers

33.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident