Maine Department of Corrections, Maine
End of Watch Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Add to My HeroesJohn H. "Packy" Paskewicz
Senior Corrections Officer John Paskewicz suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in a training exercise on defending against attacks with edged weapons.
He had just completed one of the scenarios and was speaking to his son, who also serves as a corrections officer, and other officers when he suddenly collapsed. The officers immediately began CPR until paramedics arrived but were unable to revive him.
Officer Paskewicz was a U.S. Army and Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He had served with the Maine Department of Corrections for 20 years and was assigned to the Maine Correctional Center. He is survived by three children, four grandchildren, a fiancé and several brothers and a sister.
Bio
- Age 58
- Tour 20 years
- Badge Not available
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Heart attack
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