Stanley E. Flynn, Sr.
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Ranger

Stanley E. Flynn, Sr.

Cardiac
End of Watch June 9, 1993
Age 52
Tour of Duty 26 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Ranger Stanley Flynn suffered a fatal heart attack while investigating a bicycle accident in Peace Valley Park, in New Britain Township, on an extremely hot day.

He was providing medical assistance to an injured cyclist when he suddenly collapsed.

Ranger Flynn had served with the Bucks County Rangers for 26 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, three daughters, son, two grandchildren, mother, brother, and three sisters.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

26 years. You could have gone home.
Ranger Flynn gave the Bucks County Department of Parks and Recreation 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Langhorne community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Ranger Flynn.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Langhorne, PA
Platform Identity bcdprfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 9, 1993
Tour of Duty 26 yrs
Age 52
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Ranger Stanley E. Flynn, Sr. 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 PA, 118 of 1,261 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.4% of this state's fallen. That is 5.4 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Bucks County Department of Parks and Recreation, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Bucks County Department of Parks and Recreation
1
of 2 officers
50% Cardiac
PA — Statewide
118
of 1,261 officers
9.4% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Stanley E. Flynn, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Stanley E. Flynn, Sr. Compares

Age at End of Watch
52
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
26
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Stanley E. Flynn, Sr. is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

Incident Location

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