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Lieutenant

Frank Floyd Dickey

Reading Railroad Police Department — Philadelphia, PA

Cardiac

End of Watch November 22, 1957

Age 58

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 2

Incident

Lieutenant Frank Dickey suffered a fatal heart attack while investigating a freight train derailment in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, at about 9:40 am.

He had just walked into the Pottstown Station after inspecting the train when he suddenly collapsed. He was taken to Pottstown Hospital where he passed away one hour later.

Lieutenant Dickey was survived by his wife and daughter.

Survivors

Lieutenant Dickey was survived by his wife and daughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Dickey served with the Reading Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Dickey.

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

Agency

Department Reading Railroad Police Department

Location Philadelphia, PA

Platform Identity rrpd.rr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 22, 1957

Age 58

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Lieutenant Frank Floyd Dickey 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 Reading Railroad Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Reading Railroad Police Department

of 3 officers

33.3% Cardiac

PA — Statewide

118

of 1,261 officers

9.4% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank Floyd Dickey's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Frank Floyd Dickey Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Floyd Dickey is highlighted in Nov.

Jan

124

Feb

105

Mar

Apr

116

May

115

Jun

Jul

Aug

104

Sep

109

Oct

121

Nov

113

Dec

111

Incident Location

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