Roll of Honor
Robert Wilson McCormick
Incident
Patrolman Robert McCormick suffered a fatal heart attack while searching the premises of the G.C. Murphy's store at 2 East Market Street while responding to an alarm activation at about 1:30 am. He was transported to Lewistown Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Patrolman McCormick was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He had served with the Lewiston Police Department for 25 years and had previously served with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- 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.
Patrolman McCormick gave the Lewistown Borough Police Department 25 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lewistown 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
Robert Wilson McCormick served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Robert Wilson McCormick 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 Lewistown Borough Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Wilson McCormick's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Wilson McCormick Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Wilson McCormick is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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