Timothy Allen Haley
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Police Officer

Timothy Allen Haley

Columbus Division of Police — Columbus, OH
Illness
End of Watch August 26, 2008
Age 42
Tour of Duty 21 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Timothy Haley died from a brain hemorhage that he suffered while taking part in department training.

Officer Haley was a member of the SWAT team and was engaged in a SWAT physical excursion training exercise when he began to suffer from pain in the head and fell unconscious.

He was taken to the hospital, where it was determined that a blood vessel in his brain had ruptured, and that he was brain dead. Officer Haley remained on life support for five days so that his organs could be donated.

Officer Haley had served with the Columbus Division of Police for 21 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, three children, mother, brother, and sisters.

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21 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Haley gave the Columbus Division of Police 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Haley.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Columbus, Franklin County, OH
Platform Identity cdpd.franklin.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 26, 2008
Tour of Duty 21 yrs
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Duty related illness

The Sacrifice · Illness

Timothy is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2008, 18 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 19th heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.

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Who

Timothy was 42. 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. Timothy had served 21 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.

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When

August holds 10.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Tuesdays: 13.3%.

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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.

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His people

Columbus Division of Police has 59 officers remembered here, Timothy among them.

Across the years

Police Officer Timothy Allen Haley

Columbus Division of Police · End of Watch August 26, 2008

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 51-E

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