Thomas Aloysius Ryan

Fairmount Park Police Department — Philadelphia, PA

Accident

End of Watch April 8, 1947

Age 34

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Park Guard Thomas Ryan was killed when his police motorcycle struck a tree while he was involved in a vehicle pursuit on Roosevelt Boulevard, near Murray Avenue. He was traveling approximately 70 mph when his motorcycle crashed into two trees. Guard Ryan had served with the Fairmount Park Police Department for five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and daughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Park Guard Ryan gave the Fairmount Park Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Park Guard Ryan.

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

Agency

Department Fairmount Park Police Department

Location Philadelphia, PA

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

Service Record

End of Watch April 8, 1947

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 34

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Automobile

Offender Not available

Park Guard Thomas Aloysius Ryan is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Fairmount Park Police Department, 5 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.

Fairmount Park Police Department

of 7 officers

71.4% Accident

PA — Statewide

417

of 1,261 officers

33.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident