Ivan H. Hayes
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Lieutenant

Ivan H. Hayes

New Hampshire State Police — Concord, NH
Cardiac
End of Watch July 18, 1959
Age 51
Tour of Duty 22 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Lieutenant Ivan Hayes suffered a fatal heart attack as he responded to assist another trooper in an emergency situation. His patrol car was found in a ditch with its emergency lights and siren activated.

Lieutenant Hayes had served with the agency for 22 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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22 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Hayes gave the New Hampshire State Police 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Hampshire. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Hayes.

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

Agency

Type State Police
Location Concord, NH
Platform Identity nhsp.nh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 18, 1959
Tour of Duty 22 yrs
Age 51
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

The Sacrifice · Cardiac

Ivan 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 1959, 10 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 61st heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Ivan was 51. 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. Ivan had served 22 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

July holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Saturdays: 14.3%.

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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
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His people

New Hampshire State Police has 10 officers remembered here, Ivan among them.

Lieutenant Ivan H. Hayes

New Hampshire State Police · End of Watch July 18, 1959

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 54-W

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