Police Officer

John Cyrille Fillion

Detroit Police Department — Detroit, MI
Accident
End of Watch July 24, 1878
Age 50
Tour of Duty 4 yrs 4 mo
Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer John Fillion collapsed and died of heat exhaustion while walking his beat on St. Aubin Avenue, between Clinton Street and Mullett Street. Officer Fillion served with the Detroit Police Department for four years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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148 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Fillion gave the Detroit Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Detroit, Wayne County, MI
Platform Identity detpd.wayne.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 24, 1878
Tour of Duty 4 yrs 4 mo
Age 50
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

John is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1878, 10 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 137th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

John was 50. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. John had served 4.3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

Detroit Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, John among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer John Cyrille Fillion

Detroit Police Department · End of Watch July 24, 1878

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 46-W

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