Gilbert Haven Horton
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Gilbert Haven Horton

Portland Police Bureau — Portland, OR
Cardiac
End of Watch December 23, 1946
Age 65
Tour of Duty 35 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Gilbert Horton suffered a fatal heart attack after having to physically remove a drunk and disorderly woman from a train at Union Station.

Officer Horton had served with the Portland Police Bureau for 35 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and one child.

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35 years. You could have gone home.
Officer Horton gave the Portland Police Bureau 35 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Portland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Horton.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Portland, Clackamas County, OR
Platform Identity ppb.multnomah.or.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 23, 1946
Tour of Duty 35 yrs
Age 65
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

The Sacrifice · Cardiac

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

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1946, 9 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 68th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Gilbert was 65. 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. Gilbert had served 35 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.

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When

December holds 8.5% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Mondays: 12.9%.

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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

Portland Police Bureau has 31 officers remembered here, Gilbert among them.

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Where

Officer Gilbert Haven Horton

Portland Police Bureau · End of Watch December 23, 1946

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 48-E

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