Patrolman

William T. Sube

Louisville Police Department — Louisville, KY
Illness
End of Watch June 5, 1910
Age 40
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Sube died after contracting tetanus as a result of wound received while inspecting the security of a building on 4th Street. He was checking on a building, proceeding down a staircase, when the staircase collapsed. As a result of the fall, Patrolman Sube received a large splinter in his hand. The wound caused him to contract tetanus which he died of five days later. Patrolman Sube served with the Louisville Police Department for two years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Sube gave the Louisville Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Louisville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Sube.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Platform Identity lpd.jefferson.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 5, 1910
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 40
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

The Sacrifice · Illness

William is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% 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 1910, 2 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 46th heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

William was 40. Of the 1,996 lost to illness in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 42 and 58; the middle age was 51. William had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.

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

June holds 4.9% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Sundays: 14.2%.

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By day of the week
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How

Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

Louisville Police Department has 91 officers remembered here, William among them.

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Where

Patrolman William T. Sube

Louisville Police Department · End of Watch June 5, 1910

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 40-E

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