Darryl Takeo Tsujimoto
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Sergeant

Darryl Takeo Tsujimoto

San Francisco Police Department — San Francisco, CA
Cardiac
End of Watch May 1, 2006
Age 41
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Darryl Tsujimoto suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in a canine training exercise on Treasure Island.

He had just completed a half mile run with a department canine, tracking another officer who was role playing as a suspect. Just as the canine located the role player, Sergeant Tsujimoto collapsed.

He was transported to San Francisco General Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Sergeant Tsujimoto served with the San Francisco Police Department for 15 years and supervised the Canine Unit.

Survivors

He is survived by his fiancee.

In Our Keeping

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Tsujimoto gave the San Francisco Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Francisco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Tsujimoto.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location San Francisco, CA
Platform Identity sfpd.sf.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 1, 2006
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
Age 41
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

The Sacrifice · Cardiac

Darryl is one of 1,307 officers lost to cardiac events in the United States, 4.7% 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 2006, 16 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 24th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Darryl was 41. 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. Darryl had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

May holds 8.8% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Mondays: 12.9%.

By month
By day of the week
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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.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

San Francisco Police Department has 106 officers remembered here, Darryl among them.

Across the years
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Where

Sergeant Darryl Takeo Tsujimoto

San Francisco Police Department · End of Watch May 1, 2006

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 47-E

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