Roll of Honor
William Paul Roth
Incident
Auxiliary Police Officer William Roth suffered a fatal heart attack while assisting at the scene of a large fire in which one other person had already died at the intersection of Hays Avenue and Ormsby Avenue.
A building that housed an auto showroom had been burning for approximately two hours, and 13 different fire companies had responded to it. Officer Roth had assisted at the scene and was directing traffic when he suddenly collapsed. He was transported to Saint Joseph's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Officer Roth was survived by his wife, two daughters, a sister, and two brothers.
He is buried at First Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetary in Mount Oliver, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Survivors
Officer Roth was survived by his wife, two daughters, a sister, and two brothers.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Auxiliary Police Officer Roth served with the Mount Oliver Borough Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Pittsburgh community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Auxiliary Police Officer Roth.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Auxiliary Police Officer William Paul Roth 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 Mount Oliver 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. William Paul Roth's cause is highlighted.
How William Paul Roth Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. William Paul Roth is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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