Edward F. Ryan
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Constable

Edward F. Ryan

Watertown Police Department — Watertown, CT
Accident
End of Watch January 27, 1933
Age 41
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Constable Edward Ryan died after being exposed to toxic fumes at a local oil company.

He had been assigned to patrol the oil company following a recent rash of burglaries. When another officer arrived the following morning to relieve him, he was found dead.

Constable Ryan had served with the Watertown Police Department for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Ryan gave the Watertown Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Watertown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Ryan.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Watertown, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT
Platform Identity watepd.naugatuck.ct.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 27, 1933
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 41
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Edward is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% 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 1933, 77 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 31st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Edward was 41. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Edward had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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

January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.1%.

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By day of the week
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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

Watertown Police Department has 11 officers remembered here, Edward among them.

Constable Edward F. Ryan

Watertown Police Department · End of Watch January 27, 1933

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 56-W

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