Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Thomas Corum suffered a fatal heart attack while struggling with two suspects he was attempting to arrest. Patrolman Corum had served with the Pottstown Police Department for 19 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son and daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Corum gave the Pottstown Borough Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pottstown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Corum.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Thomas W. Corum 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas W. Corum's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas W. Corum Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas W. Corum is highlighted in Jan.