Frank D. Romano
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Patrol Officer

Frank D. Romano

Watertown Police Department — Watertown, CT
Cardiac
End of Watch November 22, 1958
Age 54
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
Badge 13
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrol Officer Frank Romano suffered a fatal heart attack while walking his beat in Fulton Park on Cooke Street. Officer Romano had served as a park patrolman at the park for one year and had previously patrolled Hamilton Park. He had a total of 27 years of law enforcement experience.

Survivors

Officer Romano was survived by his wife.

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27 years. You could have gone home.
Patrol Officer Romano gave the Waterbury Police Department 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Waterbury community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Officer Romano.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Watertown, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT
Platform Identity watepd.naugatuck.ct.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 22, 1958
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
Age 54
Badge Number 13
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

The Sacrifice · Cardiac

Frank is one of 1,307 officers lost to cardiac events in the United States, 4.7% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1958, 10 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 61st heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Frank was 54. Of the 1,249 lost to cardiac events in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 43 and 55; the middle age was 48. Frank had served 27 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.

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When

November holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Saturdays: 14.3%.

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How

Cardiac deaths account for 4.7% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 4th most common cause.

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His people

Watertown Police Department has 11 officers remembered here, Frank among them.

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Where

Patrol Officer Frank D. Romano

Watertown Police Department · End of Watch November 22, 1958

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 60-W

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