Sergeant Paul Brodeur
End of Watch (EOW): August 12, 1975
Sergeant Brodeur was a native of Berlin and a 19 year veteran of the Berlin Police Department.
On August 12, 1975 while on duty, Sgt. Brodeur and another officer assisted an individual on a stretcher chair, ascending a flight of stairs to a second floor apartment. Shortly thereafter, Sgt. Brodeur began experiencing chest pain and drove himself to the hospital. He was admitted to the Androscoggin Valley Hospital where he subsequently died from a heart attack the following morning.
Sgt. Broduer left behind his wife, Anna, and their nine children; Louise, David, Paula, Diane, Karen, Laurie, Sheila, Nancy and Mark.