ELLWOOD FRANCIS HANRAHAN

Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 52-W: 31
Department: Montgomery County, New York, S.O.
End of Watch: January 8, 1974
Cause: PHYS
Age: 49
Years of Service: 18
Description: Deputy Sheriff Hanrahan suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after physically subduing a struggling suspect with another deputy. The second deputy noted that Deputy Hanrahan looked strained. Deputy Hanrahan said he was okay and resumed patrol duty alone but sought medical attention at a physician's office. Deputy Hanrahan was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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