Fallen Officers

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.

No pic	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 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. 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 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 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 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 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 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 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. 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 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 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 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