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Page of Honor

Too many of our Fort Lauderdale police officers have been killed in the line of duty. This page is established to honor those officers who have given their lives in service to the citizens of Fort Lauderdale.

Sergeant R. DWIGHT JOHNSTON
Date of Birth - May 12, 1915
Date of Death - April 5, 1947
Number of Years Served - Four Years
Marital Status at Time of Death - Unknown
Number of Children at Time of Death - Unknown
Circumstances Surrounding Death - Police motorcycle accident

Parking Enforcement Officer PATSY O'NEIL
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Date of Death - November 13, 1964
Number of Children at Time of Death - Two
Circumstances Surrounding Death - died as a result of injuries
she received when the Cushman Cycle she was operating
was struck by a reckless driver, throwing
her Cushman into the path of a second vehicle.

Motorman DONALD E. KIRBY, JR.
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Date of Birth - May 31, 1942
Date of Death - October 9, 1968
Number of Years Served - Two Years
Marital Status at Time of Death - Married
Number of Children at Time of Death - Two
Circumstances Surrounding Death - Police motorcycle accident

Patrolman WALTER D. ILLYANKOFF
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Date of Birth - November 8, 1933
Date of Death - July 21, 1974
Number of Years Served - Fourteen Years
Marital Status at Time of Death - Married
Number of Children at Time of Death - One Son
Circumstances Surrounding Death - Shot during an armed robbery

Sergeant GREGORY J. CONNERS
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Date of Birth - April 2, 1946
Date of Death - November 12, 1977
Number of Years Served - Five Years
Marital Status at Time of Death - Married
Number of Children at Time of Death - One Daughter
Circumstances Surrounding Death - Police motorcycle accident

Patrolman KENNETH PETERSEN
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Date of Birth - May 30, 1936
Date of Death - August 3, 1981
Number of Years Served - Twenty Years
Marital Status at Time of Death - Married
Number of Children at Time of Death - Two Sons
Circumstances Surrounding Death - Police plane crash

Patrolman JOHN C. ALEXANDER
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Date of Birth - June 12, 1948
Date of Death - August 3, 1981
Number of Years Served - Eight Years
Marital Status at Time of Death - Married
Number of Children at Time of Death - None
Circumstances Surrounding Death - Police plane crash

Motorman CHARLES E. BRUCE
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Date of Birth - October 13, 1936
Date of Death - August 24, 1983
Number of Years Served - Twenty Two Years
Marital Status at Time of Death - Married
Number of Children at Time of Death - Three Sons and One Daughter
Circumstances Surrounding Death - Police motorcycle accident

Detective NORMAN L. EDDY
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Date of Birth - June 23, 1945
Date of Death - May 25, 1989
Number of Years Served - Ten Years
Marital Status at Time of Death - Married
Number of Children at Time of Death - One Son and One Daughter
Circumstances Surrounding Death - Police plane crash

Patrolman FRANK A. MASTRANGELO, JR.
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Date of Birth - November 4, 1955
Date of Death - May 25, 1989
Number of Years Served - Ten Years
Marital Status at Time of Death - Married
Number of Children at Time of Death - None
Circumstances Surrounding Death - Police plane crash

Motorman DAVID L. BROWER
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Date of Birth - February 2, 1947
Date of Death - December 29, 1994
Number of Years Served - 14 Years
Marital Status at Time of Death - Married
Number of Children at Time of Death - 1
Circumstances Surrounding Death - Motorcycle accident

Officer BRYANT PENEY
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Date of Birth - July 27, 1968
Date of Death - January 6, 1996
Number of Years Served - 6 Years
Marital Status at Time of Death - Single
Circumstances Surrounding Death - Shot while conducting an investigation

Officer JOSE A. DIAZ
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Date of Birth - May 13, 1968
Date of Death - October 8, 2005
Number of Years Served - 2 1/2 Years
Marital Status at Time of Death - Married
Number of Children at Time of Death - 2
Circumstances Surrounding Death - Died while conducting a felony traffic stop


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