WILLIAM STECKER
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Officer Rank: Police Officer
Memorial Panel: 30-E: 31
Department: Athens Borough, Pennsylvania, P.D.
End of Watch: April 1, 1898
Cause: SHOT
Age: 49
Years of Service: Unk
Description: On February 22, 1898, Police Officer Stecker was shot when he came upon a burglary in progress at the Post Office. One of the burglars fired at Officer Stecker and shot him in the head. Officer Stecker remained bedridden and under medical care until his death a month later on April 1st.
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