Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Kanz suffered a fatal heart attack following a month of rioting, bombings, and civil disorder at the campus as a result of Vietnam War protests. Almost every day of the month the tactical team was organized and had operations as a result of the protests.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Kanz served with the University of Washington Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Seattle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Kanz.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Edward O. Kanz 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 WA, 18 of 339 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.3% of this state's fallen. That is 1.3 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward O. Kanz's cause is highlighted.
How Edward O. Kanz Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Edward O. Kanz is highlighted in Mar.