George Alan Dzyak
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Officer

George Alan Dzyak

Cardiac
End of Watch December 25, 1993
Age 38
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Dzyak died after he collapsed while investigating an accident. Officer Dzyak was a 19 year veteran of the Rostraver Police Department.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and father.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Dzyak gave the Rostraver Township Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Belle Vernon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Dzyak.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Belle Vernon, Fayette County, PA
Platform Identity rtpd.fayette.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 25, 1993
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Officer George Alan Dzyak is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 9.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Rostraver Township Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Cardiac
PA — Statewide
118
of 1,261 officers
9.4% Cardiac
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Alan Dzyak's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How George Alan Dzyak Compares

Age at Death
38
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
19
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. George Alan Dzyak is highlighted in Dec.

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

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