Aloysius L. Wisniewski
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Detective Sergeant

Aloysius L. Wisniewski

St. Joseph Police Department — St. Joseph, MO
Illness
End of Watch September 16, 1961
Age 54
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Detective Sergeant Al Wisniewski died one day after suffering a stroke while raiding a dice game at 107 West Missouri Avenue.

Sergeant Wisniewski had served with the St. Joseph Police Department for 24 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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24 years. You could have gone home.
Detective Sergeant Wisniewski gave the St. Joseph Police Department 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the St. Joseph community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Wisniewski.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO
Platform Identity sjpd.buchanan.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 16, 1961
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
Age 54
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Duty related illness

The Sacrifice · Illness

Aloysius is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1961, 1 officer in the United States was lost to illness, the 75th heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Aloysius was 54. 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. Aloysius had served 24 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.

Age at death
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When

September holds 11.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Saturdays: 13.9%.

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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.

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His people

St. Joseph Police Department has 13 officers remembered here, Aloysius among them.

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Where

Detective Sergeant Aloysius L. Wisniewski

St. Joseph Police Department · End of Watch September 16, 1961

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 29-W

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