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
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
St. Joseph Police Department has lost 13 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Aloysius is one of 26 officers lost to illness in MO, 3.1% of the 829 remembered there.
Aloysius is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Aloysius is one of 2,979 officers lost to illness worldwide, 8.7% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1961, 1 officer in MO was lost to illness, the 5th heaviest of 9 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 10.
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.
In 1961, 7 officers worldwide were lost to illness, the 75th heaviest of 197 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 566.
Who
Aloysius was 54. Of the 26 lost to illness in MO whose age is recorded, half were between 40 and 59; the middle age was 55.5. Aloysius had served 24 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
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.
Aloysius was 54. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Aloysius had served 24 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
September holds 7.7% of these deaths in MO; November holds the most, 19.2%. Saturdays: 3.8%.
September holds 11.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Saturdays: 13.9%.
September holds 9.8% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Saturdays: 14.8%.
How
Illness deaths account for 7.7% of all 13 deaths at St. Joseph Police Department, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 3.1% of all 829 deaths in MO, the 4th most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 8.7% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 3rd most common cause.
His people
St. Joseph Police Department has 13 officers remembered here, Aloysius among them.
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James H. Killion Jun 14, 1917
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Charles Hensley May 14, 1919
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Albert Marsh Hall
Oct 26, 1921
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Thomas A. Johnson
Oct 27, 1921
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John H. House
Jul 28, 1922
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John F. Less
Oct 22, 1923
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Walter A. Wood
Apr 4, 1926
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Sherman Brooks Winder
Sep 13, 1940
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Alva N. Mead
Mar 18, 1944
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Aloysius L. Wisniewski
Sep 16, 1961
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John William Duty
Sep 15, 1991
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Bradley Thomas Arn
Nov 10, 1998
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Dan D. De Kraai
Sep 15, 2010
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 29-W
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Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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