Gregory Keith Hamill
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Police Officer

Gregory Keith Hamill

Omaha Police Department — Omaha, NE
Illness
End of Watch February 19, 2014
Age 43
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Gregory Hamill died after he and two other officers contracted the H1N1 flu virus while searching a house during a narcotics operation on January 30th, 2014.

Officer Hamill's condition quickly deteriorated and he died from complications of the virus on February 19th, 2015.

Officer Hamill had served with the Omaha Police Department for 12 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Hamill gave the Omaha Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Omaha community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hamill.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Omaha, Douglas County, NE
Platform Identity opd.douglas.ne.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 19, 2014
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
Age 43
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Duty related illness

The Sacrifice · Illness

Gregory 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 2014, 30 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 13th heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Gregory was 43. 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. Gregory had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

February holds 6.1% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Wednesdays: 14%.

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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

Omaha Police Department has 25 officers remembered here, Gregory among them.

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Where

Police Officer Gregory Keith Hamill

Omaha Police Department · End of Watch February 19, 2014

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 16-E

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