Roll of Honor
Homer Reed Gilbert
Incident
Police Officer Homer Gilbert suffered a fatal heart attack while attempting to break up a fight at a high school football game. Officer Gilbert had served with the Mechanicsburg Borough Police Department for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and daughter.
In Our Keeping
- Permanent identifier
BO-US-PA-7D39E00A- Stewardship
- Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
- Added to badge.nw
- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Homer. Claim this record.
This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.
Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Gilbert gave the Mechanicsburg Borough Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mechanicsburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Gilbert.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Homer Reed Gilbert 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. Homer Reed Gilbert's cause is highlighted.
How Homer Reed Gilbert Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Homer Reed Gilbert is highlighted in Jan.