James William Stewart

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA

Cardiac

End of Watch March 13, 1910

Age 50

Tour of Duty 17 yrs 3 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 377

Incident

Reserve Police Officer James Stewart suffered a fatal heart a week after delivering several messages about disturbances related to a Trolley Strike.

He was assigned to City Hall in the electrical room on the sixth floor and it was part of his assignment to deliver messages to the Municipal Bureau on the second floor. During his shift, it was noticed that he was beginning to look weak and had been told to go home and rest but he insisted on remaining on duty. Within the next ten minutes, he delivered five more messages by running up and down four flights of stairs. When he returned he could not stand and was sent home to his residence in serious condition. While resting at his residence he suffered a fatal heart attack.

Reserve Police Officer Stewart served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 17 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Reserve Police Officer Stewart gave the Philadelphia Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Reserve Police Officer Stewart.

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

Agency

Department Philadelphia Police Department

Location Philadelphia, PA

Platform Identity ppd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 13, 1910

Tour of Duty 17 yrs 3 mo

Age 50

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Cause Detail Heart attack

Reserve Police Officer James William Stewart 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 Philadelphia Police Department, 37 of 378 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.8% of this agency's fallen.

Philadelphia Police Department

of 378 officers

9.8% Cardiac

PA — Statewide

118

of 1,261 officers

9.4% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac