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retired · 03-20-2006, 06:13 PM

While watching the news last night, I discovered two leos; one active with LAPD and one retired from LASD, both died from heart attacks while running the L.A. Marathon yesterday.

I worked with Deputy Jim Leone when I began working at Men's Central Jail in L.A. We worked in the hospital section and strapped down Pcp suspects who came in (it was just starting back in the mid 70s.). Years later, after working at separate stations, we ended up at the same one and worked together for 4yrs.

This was his 11th marathon and evidently he was under a dr.'s care for some heart problem, but ok to run. He collapsed at the 3rd mile. He was 61 and retired in 2000 with 26yrs on. He leaves a wife and daughter.

It's always a tragedy when someone in LE dies, moreso when it is someone you know and have worked with.

My heart goes out to his family and the family of the LAPD officer.

Boma · 03-20-2006, 11:32 PM

Sorry to hear that.

03RangerXLT · 03-21-2006, 12:54 AM

My thoughts will be with their families. I came across a sobering fact while goofing off on the internet; a lot of LEO die on the job of heart related problems. There is an amazing amount of heart failures listed on the NYPD's memorial page for those who have died in the line of duty. To all those LEOs out there (from a rookie), STAY IN SHAPE! The job is physically hard on a person. The average life expectancy of a retired LEO is 6 yrs after retirement.

Mike TRT · 03-21-2006, 04:38 PM

Stress kills...........

working out is important for so many obvious reasons, work related and for general good health, but the stress relief is the benefit that is really important.

just got my lazy ass off the treadmill....Im pooped

Retired, that really sucks, the family and your ex coworker are in our thoughts out here.....keep that chin up my man, chin up.

03-20-2006, 06:13 PM	#1
retired XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: S. Calif. Posts: 5,397	Two law enforcement deaths in the same day-same event While watching the news last night, I discovered two leos; one active with LAPD and one retired from LASD, both died from heart attacks while running the L.A. Marathon yesterday. I worked with Deputy Jim Leone when I began working at Men's Central Jail in L.A. We worked in the hospital section and strapped down Pcp suspects who came in (it was just starting back in the mid 70s.). Years later, after working at separate stations, we ended up at the same one and worked together for 4yrs. This was his 11th marathon and evidently he was under a dr.'s care for some heart problem, but ok to run. He collapsed at the 3rd mile. He was 61 and retired in 2000 with 26yrs on. He leaves a wife and daughter. It's always a tragedy when someone in LE dies, moreso when it is someone you know and have worked with. My heart goes out to his family and the family of the LAPD officer.

03-20-2006, 11:32 PM	#2
Boma XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 684	Sorry to hear that. __________________ The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable. -Sun Tzu

03-21-2006, 12:54 AM	#3
03RangerXLT XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Atlanta area, Georgia Posts: 2,202	My thoughts will be with their families. I came across a sobering fact while goofing off on the internet; a lot of LEO die on the job of heart related problems. There is an amazing amount of heart failures listed on the NYPD's memorial page for those who have died in the line of duty. To all those LEOs out there (from a rookie), STAY IN SHAPE! The job is physically hard on a person. The average life expectancy of a retired LEO is 6 yrs after retirement. __________________ -John WAR DAMN EAGLE!!!

03-21-2006, 04:38 PM	#4
Mike TRT XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,376	Stress kills........... working out is important for so many obvious reasons, work related and for general good health, but the stress relief is the benefit that is really important. just got my lazy ass off the treadmill....Im pooped Retired, that really sucks, the family and your ex coworker are in our thoughts out here.....keep that chin up my man, chin up. __________________ \"There is no hunting like the hunting of a man. And those who have hunted men long enough and liked it never cared for anything else thereafter.\"

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