Joseph H. Ryan

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA

Illness Veteran

End of Watch July 31, 1926

Age 47

Tour of Duty 20 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 377

Incident

Police Officer Joseph Ryan suffered a cerebral hemorrhage while directing traffic at the intersection of Fifth Street and Wyoming Avenue.

He was taken to the Jewish Hospital where he died one hour later.

Officer Ryan was a United States Army Spanish American War veteran and served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 20 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two sons.

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Last updated: 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.
Police Officer Ryan gave the Philadelphia Police Department 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— 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 July 31, 1926

Tour of Duty 20 yrs

Age 47

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Military Service

Joseph H. Ryan served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Police Officer Joseph H. Ryan is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In PA, 121 of 1,261 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 9.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.5 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.

At Philadelphia Police Department, 66 of 378 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 17.5% of this agency's fallen.

Philadelphia Police Department

of 378 officers

17.5% Illness

PA — Statewide

121

of 1,261 officers

9.6% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness