Michael Patrick Howe
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Lieutenant

Michael Patrick Howe

Illness
End of Watch August 11, 2008
Age 55
Tour of Duty 30 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Lieutenant Michael Howe suffered a fatal stroke shortly after clearing from the scene of a barricade incident involving a murder-suicide in the 4200 block of Mary Ridge Drive, in Randallstown. He was commanding the on-scene tactical unit when it was learned the suspect committed suicide.

Shortly after debriefing the team, Lieutenant Howe returned home where he collapsed and passed away.

Lieutenant Howe had served with the Baltimore County Police Department for 30 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and child.

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30 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Howe gave the Baltimore County Police Department 30 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Towson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Howe.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Towson, Baltimore County, MD
Platform Identity bcpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 11, 2008
Tour of Duty 30 yrs
Age 55
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

The Sacrifice · Illness

Michael 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 2008, 18 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 19th heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Michael was 55. 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. Michael had served 30 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

August holds 10.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Mondays: 14.2%.

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By day of the week
IV

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

Baltimore County Police Department has 12 officers remembered here, Michael among them.

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Where

Lieutenant Michael Patrick Howe

Baltimore County Police Department · End of Watch August 11, 2008

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 52-E

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