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Remembering those on our LODD Necrology for December:
December 1, 2023
Firefighter/Driver Richard “Rick” D. Miller
Henderson County Fire Department
Lexington, Tennessee
December 1, 2022
Sergeant Frank Gualdino
Yonkers (NY) Police Department
December 1, 2021
Detective Antonio Valentine
St. Louis County (MO) Police Department
December 1, 2021
Deputy Sheriff Frank Ramirez
Independence County (AR) Sheriff’s Office.
December 1, 2020
Chief Deputy Constable Wayne M. Rhodes
Denton County (TX) Constable’s Office - Precinct 2
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 1, 2020
Deputy Sheriff Jared Allison
Nash County (NC) Sheriff’s Office
December 1, 2017
Firefighter/Safety Officer Robert A. Fitch
East Herkimer (NY) Volunteer Fire Department
December 1, 2016
Firefighter Ardythe Hope
Wilmington (DE) Fire Department
December 1, 2006
Firefighter Leo Howard Soderquist
Axtell (NE) Fire and Rescue
December 1, 2003
Firefighter/EMT Nadar Hammett
Prince George’s County (MD) Fire, EMS Department
December 1, 1992
Firefighter Rebecca A LeClaire
Brazos County (TX) Precinct #4 Fire Department
Bryan, Texas
December 1, 1987
Firefighter Clifford R. Oliver
Washington (DC) Fire Department
December 1, 1984
Firefighter Robert Reyes
Houston (TX) Fire Department
December 1, 1980
Patrol Officer Edward Sawicki
Salem (MA) Police Department
December 1, 1913
Robert Rutherford Glass
Houston (TX) Fire Department
December 2, 2020
Detective Sergeant TeJuan Johnson
Charlestown (IN) Police Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 2, 2020
Officer Richard Rios
US Department of Homeland Security
Customs and Border Protection
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 2, 2020
Officer Jose Santana
US Department of Homeland Security
Customs and Border Protection
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 2, 2020
Officer Andy Ornelas
California Highway Patrol
December 2, 2013
Constable John Zivcic
Toronto (ON) Police Service
December 2, 2012
Firefighter Timothy P. Jansen
Santa Fe Fire Protection District (Bartelso, IL)
December 2, 2012
Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne
United States Coast Guard Office of Law Enforcement
December 2, 2005
Captain Richard McCurley
New Orleans (LA) Fire Department
December 2, 1991
Captain Mark Steven Rice
South Pekin (IL) Volunteer Fire Department
December 2, 1930
Private Joseph Hintz
Private Gerald O'Brien
Milwaukee (WI) Fire Department
December 2, 1997
Assistant Deputy Fire Commissioner Jessie F Stewart
Chicago (IL) Fire Department
From injuries sustained in a 1985 motor vehicle accident
December 2, 1925
Fireman Stephen Foley
Chicago (IL) Fire Department
December 2, 1925
Engineer Wilbur Madden
Chicago (IL) Fire Department
December 2, 1921
Pipeman James English
Chicago (IL) Fire Department
December 3, 2023
Technical Sergeant Christopher Rock
New York State Police
December 3, 2021
Probationary Firefighter Vincent Malveaux
New York City (NY) Fire Department (FDNY)
December 3, 2021
Sergeant Richard Houston
Mesquite (TX) Police Department
December 3, 2020
Captain Frank Milillo
Philadelphia (PA) Police Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 3, 2020
Patrolman Cassie Johnson
Charleston (WV) Police Department
December 3, 2019
Fire Captain Michael Christopher Malinowski, Sr.
Morton-Rutledge (PA) Fire Company
December 3, 2014
Lieutenant John Burns
Myrtle Beach (SC) Fire Department
December 3, 2012
Firefighter Jalen Smith
Jackson Heights (TX) Volunteer Fire Department
December 3, 2011
Firefighter Scott Osenenko
Livingston Parish (LA) Fire Department
December 3, 2003
Firefighter Todd “Bubba” Dicks
Warsaw (IL) Fire Department
December 3, 2003
Captain Wayne Dillon
Washington Parish (LA) Fire Department
December 3, 1999
Firefighter Paul A. Brotherton
Firefighter Timothy P. Jackson
Firefighter Jeremiah M. Lucey
Firefighter James E. Lyons III
Firefighter Joseph T. McGuirk
Lieutenant Thomas E. Spencer
Worcester (MA) Fire Department
Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse
December 3, 1947
Ladderman Joseph B. Sullivan
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 4, 2024
Firefighter Ralph Meyer
Napoleon Volunteer Fire Department
Osgood, Indiana
From injuries sustained in the line of duty December 3, 2024.
December 4, 2022
Fire Captain Robert “Big Rob” Lee Moore
Kennett (MO) Fire Department
December 4, 2022
Deputy Sheriff Jose DeLeon
Warren County (NC) Sheriff’s Office
December 4, 2021
Fire Captain Garrett Edward Ramos
Sterling (IL) Fire Department
December 4, 2019
Sergeant Joshua Voth
Colorado Department of Corrections
December 4, 2017
Police Officer Kenneth Copeland
San Marcos (TX) Police Department
December 4, 2015
Firefighter Mark Zielinski
Matteson (IL) Fire Department
December 4, 2011
Firefighter Joey King
Davis Creek-Ruthdale (WV) Volunteer Fire Department
December 4, 2011
Chief of Police Jerry E. Hicks, Sr.
Leadwood (MO) Police Department
December 4, 2009
Firefighter Gary F. Neidig Jr.
Mount Carmel (PA) Fire Department
December 4, 2002
Firefighter Kerry G. Neis
Fort Rucker (AL) Directorate of Public Safety,
Fire and Emergency Services Division
December 4, 1901
Stoker James Dallery
Jersey City (NJ) Fire Department
December 5, 2020
Trooper Jennifer Czarnecki
New York State Police
From occupational related cancer sustained in the line of duty as a result of working recovery efforts after September 11, 2001.
December 5, 2020
Sergeant Herschel Turner
Moline Acres (MO) Police Department
December 5, 2019
Fire Chief Robert White, Jr.
West Stockholm (NY) Fire Department
December 5, 2019
Driver/Engineer George “Johnny” Childs
Arcade (GA) Fire Department
December 5, 2012
Constable John Manuel
Allen Parish Ward 1 Constable's Office [Oberlin, LA]
December 5, 2004
Firefighter Jackson H. Gerhart
Chambersburg (PA) Emergency Services
December 5, 2002
Captain Michael Lee DePauw
Dallas (TX) Fire-Rescue Department
December 5, 2002
Firefighter Dennis Harris
Mt. Vernon Volunteer Fire Department
Tellico Plains, TN
December 6, 2023
Sergeant Russell Jones
Pamlico County (NC) Sheriff’s Office
December 6, 2023
Police Officer Paul Tracey
Waltham (MA) Police Department
December 6, 2023
Deputy Sheriff Paul Martin
Mercer County (ND) Sheriff’s Office
December 6, 2022
Firefighter Kurt Keilhofer
Mapleton (PA) Volunteer Fire Department
December 6, 2020
Captain Billy Allen
US Department of Defense
Fort Sill Police Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 6, 2020
Firefighter/Fire Inspector David Tomlinson
Poynette/Dekorra (WI) Fire Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 6, 2019
Deputy Chief Vincent DeMartino
New York City (NY) Police Department
December 6, 2019
Agent Billy Clardy
Huntsville (AL) Police Department
December 6, 2017
Fire Chief Stephen Frye
Montgomery (MA) Fire Department
December 6, 2016
Trooper Frankie Williams
New Jersey State Police
December 6, 2013
Sergeant Rob Baron
Sandoval County (NM) Sheriff's Office
December 6, 2003
Firefighter Ronald W. Fitzpatrick
Training Officer
Long Branch (NJ) Fire Department
December 6, 1920
Ladderman William J. Cox
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 7, 2022
Border Patrol Agent Raul Gonzalez
US Department of Homeland Security
Customs and Border Protection
December 7, 2022
Assistant Chief Zachary Paris
Firefighter Marvin Gruber
Community Fire Company of New Tripoli (PA)
December 7, 2021
Chief Wesley “Wes” Adams
Sedgwick (AR) Volunteer Fire Department
December 7, 2020
Sergeant Lyle Denny
Panhandle (TX) Police Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 7, 2019
Firefighter Ken Jones
Summit (CO) Fire and EMS
December 7, 2017
Police Officer Donald Kimbrough
Detroit (MI) Police Department
December 7, 2016
Deputy Sheriff Ryan Thomas
Valencia County (NM) Sheriff’s Office
December 7, 2016
Police Officer Nicholas Smarr
Americus (GA) Police Department
December 7, 2014
Deputy Sheriff Grant Whitaker
Ingham County (MI) Sheriff's Office
December 7, 2013
Fire Chief Charlie Pierson
Southern Jackson (WV) Volunteer Fire Department
December 7, 2011
Police Officer Anthony "Tony" Alan Giniewicz
Signal Hill (CA) Police Department
December 7, 2010
Lieutenant Dillon C. Denton
Charlotte Road/Van Wyck Volunteer Fire Department
Charlotte, SC
December 7, 2002
Fire Chief Henry James Wissel
Heidelberg Fire Department
Carnegie, PA
December 7, 1962
Firefighter James H. Sexton
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 7, 1941
Captain John Carreira
Captain Thomas S. Macy
Hoseman Harry T. L. Pang
Honolulu (HI) Fire Department
These three Honolulu firefighters were killed while fighting fires at Hickam Field during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
December 8, 2021
Battalion Chief John T. Ruddy
Jersey City (NJ) Fire Department
December 8, 2017
Police Officer Eric Chapman
Johnston (SC) Police Department
December 8, 2017
Deputy Chief Sander Cohen
Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshall
December 8, 2016
Police Officer Jody Smith
Georgia Southwestern State University
Department of Public Safety
December 8, 2011
Firefighter Jon D. Davies
Worcester (MA) Fire Department
December 8, 2012
Chief Eddy Meador
Pattonsburg (MO) Fire & Rescue Protection District
December 8, 2012
Deputy Sheriff Ricky Issac
Natchitoches Parish (LA) Sheriff's Office
December 8, 2011
Firefighter Kevin Townes
Fire Department, City of Mount Vernon (NY)
December 8, 2011
Police Officer Deriek W. Crouse
Virginia Tech University (Blacksburg, VA)
Campus Police Department
December 8, 2011
Deputy Sheriff Rick Rhyne
Moore County (NC) Sheriff's Office
December 8, 2008
Fire Lieutenant Rick H. Borkin
Theinsville (WI) Volunteer Fire Department
December 8, 1927
Lieutenant James Gavagan
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 9, 2024
Police Officer Jacob Candanoza
Terrell (TX) Police Department
December 9, 2023
Trooper Robert Burney
New York State Police
December 9, 2020
Corrections Officer V Timothy Beggs
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 9, 2020
Firefighter Donald Downs
Saragossa (AL) Volunteer Fire Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 9, 2018
Firefighter Christopher Roy
Worcester (MA) Fire Department
December 9, 2017
Firefighter Charles Patterson
Bowie (TX) Rural Volunteer Fire Department
December 9, 2015
Patrol Officer Glen G. Briley
Everett (MA) Police Department
December 9, 2014
Firefighter Gus Losleben
Hardin County (TN) Fire Department
December 9, 2014
Firefighter Joyce Craig-Lewis
Philadelphia (PA) Fire Department
December 9, 2011
Sergeant David Enzbrenner
Atchison (KS) Police Department
December 9, 2006
Chief Ed Wilbum
Deep Creek (MD) Volunteer Fire Department
December 10, 2024
Police Officer William Kasberg
San Antonio (TX) Police Department
December 10, 2023
Chief of Police Christopher Cummings
Samburg (TN) Police Department
December 10, 2021
Corporal Lonnie Lejeune
Missouri State Highway Patrol
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 10, 2021
Corrections Officer Robert Daniels
Graves County (KY) Jail
December 10, 2020
Fire Captain Leo W. Werner
Scales Mound (IL) Fire Protection District
December 10, 2019
Detective Joseph Seals
Jersey City (NJ) Police Department
December 10, 2019
Sergeant Kaila Sullivan
Nassau Bay (TX) Police Department
December 10, 2015
Police Officer Noah Leotta
Montgomery County (MD) Police Department
December 10, 2012
Fire Chief Steven W. Fritz
Rothschild (WI) Fire/EMS Department
December 10, 2009
Chief Jimmy Davis Sr.
White Oak (NC) Fire Department
December 10, 2002
Paramedic James Blanchard
Hennepin County Medical Center EMS
Minneapolis, MN
December 10, 2001
Firefighter Kevin J. Lynch
Peabody (MA) Fire Department
December 11, 2023
Firefighter Lamont Killian, Jr.
Mount Vernon (NY) Fire Department
From injuries sustained in the line of duty June 22, 2019.
December 11, 2021
Fire Captain Brian Lange
Upsala (MN) Fire Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 11, 2020
Fire Chief Emeritus Lee Whitman
Colonial Park (PA) Fire Company #1
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 11, 2020
Fire Chief Rob Orkies
Zoneton (KY) Fire Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 11, 2020
Police Officer Tyler Herndon
Mount Holly (NC) Police Department
December 11, 2013
Deputy Sheriff Adam Davis
Bell County (TX) Sheriff's Office
December 11, 2005
Firefighter Chad Wessels
Briggs (TX) Volunteer Fire Department
also Marble Falls Fire Company
also Fort Hood Fire Department
December 11, 1918
Hoseman Thomas McAndrews
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 11, 1909
Hoseman James B. Akerly
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 11, 1921
Captain William Jobson
Jersey City (NJ) Fire Department
December 12, 2024
Police Officer II Colton Pulsipher
Las Vegas (NV) Metropolitan Police Department
December 12, 2024
Firefighter Richard “Rick” Sanders
Winchester (IN) Fire Department
December 12, 2022
Reserve Deputy Brad Miller
Maury County (TN) Sheriff’s Office
December 12, 2020
Master Corporal Norman Daye
Guilford County (NC) Sheriff’s Office
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 12, 2019
Constable Eula Hawkins
Panola County (MS) Constable’s Office
December 12, 2018
Police Officer Jermaine Brown
Miami-Dade (FL) Police Department
December 12, 2018
Sergeant Matthew Moreno
Las Animas County (CO) Sheriff’s Office
December 12, 2017
Police Officer Paul Lazinsky
El Mirage (AZ) Police Department
December 12, 2015
Police Officer Jesse Tarplin
Metropolitan Atlanta (GA) Rapid Transit Authority
Police Department
December 12, 2012
Firefighter Jeffery Hudson
St. Louis (MO) Fire Department
December 12, 2011
Officer Peter Figoski
New York (NY) Police Department
December 12, 2002
Firefighter Jonathan Myron Lanphear
Boyd (MN) Fire Department
December 13, 2023
Sergeant Stephen Gibson
Summerveil County (TX) Sheriff’s Office
December 13, 2022
Senior Corrections Officer Scott Riner
Gwinnet County (GA) Department of Corrections
December 13, 2018
Police Officer Edgar Isidro Flores
DeKalb County (GA) Police Department
December 13, 2011
Agent Isaac Joel Pizarro-Pizarro
Puerto Rico Police Department
December 13, 2010
Chief Jimmy Tuberville
Milledgeville (TN) Fire Department
December 13, 2004
Fire Chief James Larry Rogers
Claxton (GA) Fire Department
Evans County, Georgia
December 13, 2002
Firefighter Shawn Michael Espinoza
Ranger (TX) Fire Department
December 14, 2024
Sergeant Rick Finley
Selmer (TN) Police Department
December 14, 2024
Fire Captain George Turley
Chattanooga (TN) Fire
December 14, 2023
Lieutenant Charles “Chuck” Gallant
Rye (NH) Fire Rescue
December 14, 2022
Sergeant Steven Robin
Police Officer Brandon Estorfe
Bay St. Louis (MS) Police Department
December 14, 2020
Lieutenant Russell Freeman
Rhode Island Department of Corrections
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 14, 2017
Apparatus Engineer Cory Iverson
CAL FIRE, San Diego (CA) Unit
December 14, 2015
Firefighter Daniel Capuano
Chicago (IL) Fire Department
December 14, 2014
Police Officer Richard Champion
Perryopolis Borough (PA) Police Department
December 14, 2013
Firefighter Josh Smith
La Crosse (VA) Volunteer Fire Department
December 14, 2012
Patrolman Martoiya Lang
Memphis (TN) Police Department
December 14, 2011
Undersheriff Pat Pyette
Blaine County (MT) Sheriff's Office
December 14, 2001
Firefighter Ralph Vance
Elk Creek Fire Protection District
Conifer, CO
December 15, 2024
Corporal Elio Diaz
Charlotte County (FL) Sheriff’s Office
December 15, 2022
Training Officer Bruce Lang
City of Pine Haven (WY) Volunteer Fire Department
December 15, 2022
Deputy Sheriff Daniel Kin
Wyandot County (OH) Sheriff’s Office
December 15, 2022
Sergeant Donald Scoby
Stuttgart (AR) Police Department
December 15, 2020
Corrections Officer IV Harold Smith
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 15, 2018
Police Officer Jason Quick
Lumberton (NC) Police Department
December 15, 2017
Firefighter Jeffery Atkinson
Tallahassee (FL) Fire Department
December 15, 2017
Captain Dene Barber
Brazoria (TX) Fire Department
December 15, 2015
Firefighter Sid Winer
No. 7 Township (NC) Fire Department
December 15, 2013
Fire Lieutenant David Little
Waycross (GA) Fire Department
December 15, 2013
Firefighter Terry Richard Guss
South Zanesville (OH) Fire Department
December 15, 2012
Deputy Sheriff Christopher Parsons
Washington County (MO) Sheriff's Office
December 15, 2007
Assistant Fire Chief Vince Germano
Derry Borough (PA) Fire Department
December 15, 2005
Firefighter Chelsea Garvin
Fish River Marlow (AL) Volunteer Fire Department
December 15, 2001
Assistant Chief Darrell Thomas
Somerton/Cocopah (AZ) Fire Department
December 16, 2022
Deputy Sheriff Oscar Bolanos-Anavisca
Cumberland County (NC) Sheriff’s Office
December 16, 2024
Detention Officer Isaiah Bias
Ellis County (TX) Sheriff’s Office
December 16, 2024
Air Interdiction Agent Jeffrey Kanas
US Department of Homeland Security
Customs & Border Protection
December 16, 2022
Chief of Police Joe Carey
Brodnax (VA) Police Department
December 16, 2020
Police Officer Jerry Hemphill
Lanier Technical College (GA) Police Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 16, 2020
Firefighter Edward Hine
Colonial Park (PA) Fire Company #1
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 16, 2020
Police Officer Jason Shuping
Concord (NC) Police Department
December 16, 2019
Chief Deputy Bobby Jacobs
Knott County (KY) Sheriff’s Office
December 16, 2018
Fire Captain John Ostergard
East Olympia (WA) Fire District 6
December 16, 2014
Chief Ricky Wooten Doub
Forbush Volunteer Fire Department
Yadkinville, NC
December 16, 2014
Deputy Sheriff John Street
George County (MS) Sheriff's Office
Lucedale (MS) Police Department
December 16, 2012
Corporal David Gogian
Police Officer Jeff Atherly
Topeka (KS) Police Department
December 16, 2012
Patrolman Angel Garcia
El Paso (TX) Police Department
December 16, 2011
Sergeant Michael Boehm
United States Department of the Interior
United States Park Police
December 16, 2010
Firefighter/Paramedic Chad Null
Sullivan (IN) Fire Department
December 16, 2007
Firefighter Donald J. Wallis
Forked River (NJ) Fire Company
December 16, 2003
Firefighter Thomas Christopher Brick
Fire Department, City of New York
December 16, 2002
EMT Justin Robert Mangum
Mechanicsville (MD) Volunteer Rescue Squad
December 17, 2022
Detective Paul Newell
Benton County (AR) Sheriff’s Office
December 17, 2022
Fire Captain Walker L. Hill
Baton Rouge (LA) Fire Department
December 17, 2020
Firefighter Ronald Steven Perry
East Sullivan County (TN) Volunteer Fire Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 17, 2020
Sheriff Benny Napoleon
Wayne County (MI) Sheriff’s Office
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 17, 2020
Fire Captain Randy Robinson
Fort Worth (TX) Fire Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 17, 2019
Private First Class Michael Latu
Marion County (SC) Sheriff’s Office
December 17, 2018
Police Officer Conrad Gary
Police Officer Eduardo Marmolejo
Chicago (IL) Police Department
December 17, 2015
Trooper Eli McCarson
New Jersey State Police
December 17, 2013
Trooper David Cunniff
New York State Police, Troop T
December 17, 2011
Deputy Sheriff Ronnie Smith
Butts County (GA) Sheriff's Office
December 17, 2008
Firefighter Jerry Parrick
West End Volunteer Fire Department
Haugan, Montana
December 17, 2007
Firefighter Peter G. Neilson
Kenockee Township (MI) Fire Department
December 17, 2004
Firefighter Herbert Caldwell
Newberry Township (PA) Fire Department
December 17, 1975
Fire Lieutenant Anthony Bove
Medford (MA) Fire Department
December 18, 2023
Deputy Sheriff Joshua Hamilton
Preble County (OH) Sheriff’s Office
December 18, 2023
Police Officer Daniel DiDato
East Fishkill (NY) Police Department
December 18, 2021
Police Officer Zachary Cottongim
Louisville (KY) Metropolitan Police
December 18, 2021
Firefighter Jessie Henry
South Bossier (Elm Grove, LA) Fire District #2
December 18, 2020
Sheriff Allan Weber
Gove County (KS) Sheriff’s Office
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 18, 2019
Firefighter Michael Cardinale, Sr.
East Farmingdale (NY) Volunteer Fire Company
December 18, 2019
Sergeant Anthony Oglesby
US Department of Defense
Naval District Washington Police Department
December 18, 2017
Firefighter David Jahnes
Nyack (NY) Fire Department
December 18, 2013
Firefighter Jon F. Schondelmayer
Swift Creek (NC) Rural Fire Department
Cary (NC) Fire Department
December 18, 2013
Deputy Sheriff Clinton Frazier
Union County (MS) Sheriff’s Office
December 18, 2012
Police Officer Sean Callahan
Clayton County (GA) Police Department
December 18, 2003
Fire Specialist Thomas Frank Brown
Baltimore County (MD) Fire Department
December 18, 2003
Firefighter/EMT Dixie Steckelberg
Lovilia (IA) Fire & Rescue
December 18, 1998
Fire Lieutenant Joseph Cavalier
Firefighter James Behan
Firefighter Christopher Bopp
Fire Department, City of New York
Brooklyn Residential High-Rise Fire
December 18, 1914
Lieutenant William H. Magner
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 19, 2022
Firefighter William P. Moon, II
City of New York (Brooklyn, NY) Fire Department
December 19, 2020
Lieutenant Craig King
Tarrant County (TX) Sheriff’s Office
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 19, 2019
Deputy Captain Geoffrey Keaton
Firefighter Andrew O’Dwyer
New South Wales (Australia) Rural Fire Service
December 19, 2019
Sergeant Scott Johnston
New York City (NY) Police Department
December 19, 2016
Firefighter Ruben E. Mast
Wayne Township (OH) Volunteer Fire Department
December 19, 2016
Corrections Officer Lisa Mauldin
Miller County (AR) Sheriff’s Office
December 19, 2015
Firefighter Stacey Crawford
Powell (TX) Fire Department
December 19, 2015
Firefighter Jack Rose
Mount Marian (NY) Fire Department
December 19, 2013
Sergeant Investigator Adam Sowders
Burleson County (TX) Sheriff's Office
December 19, 2011
Officer John David Dryer
East Washington Borough (PA) Police Department
December 19, 2011
Master Public Safety Officer Scotty Richardson
Aiken (SC) Department of Public Safety
December 20, 2024
Chief Joseph Lynn Murphy
Henderson County (TN) Fire Department
From injuries sustained in the line of duty December 17, 2024.
December 20, 2020
Fire Chief Roland Brooks
Grant Township (MI) Fire Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 20, 2020
Police Officer Christopher Elder
Milford (TX) Police Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 20, 2019
Police Officer Jose Meza
Burnet (TX) Police Department
December 20, 2018
Fire Captain Scott Dannheimer
East End Fire Company
Coal Township, PA
December 20, 2017
Captain Jeffrey Vollmer
Mayer (MN) Fire and Rescue
December 20, 2017
Firefighter Craig Maull
Haddon Fire Company #1
Haddonfield, NJ
December 20, 2014
Police Officer Rafael Ramos
Police Officer Wenjian Liu
New York City (NY) Police Department
December 20, 2013
Investigator Cuauhtemoc Estrada
Cook County (IL) Sheriff's Police Department
December 20, 2013
Police Officer Bobby Deckard
San Antonio (TX) Police Department
December 20, 2011
Senior Police Officer Tim Schock
Chesapeake (VA) Police Department
December 20, 2009
Assistant Chief Bobby Joe Mullins
Dante (VA) Volunteer Fire Department
December 20, 2008
Firefighter Michelle Smith
Delaware City (DE) Fire Company
December 20, 2004
Firefighter Nito Guajardo
Baytown (TX) Fire Department
December 20, 2004
Firefighter Theodore Myhre
Bishop Hill (IL) Volunteer Fire Department
December 20, 1991
Firefighter Michael J. Colicky
Firefighter David G. Emanuelson
Firefighter Richard A. Frantz
Firefighter Frank Very, Jr.
Hilltop Hose Company #3 (Harrison, PA)
December 20, 1989
Firefighter William McGuire, Jr.
Lawrence (MA) Fire Department
December 21 2024
Firefighter Jeffrey W. Albanese
Brockton (MA) Fire Department
December 21, 2022
Deputy Sheriff Corey McElroy
Garrett County (MD) Sheriff’s Office
December 21, 2021
Firefighter Anthony Michael Carfagno
Atlantic City (NJ) Fire Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 21, 2021
Firefighter/EMT Marshawn Plummer
Chicago (IL) Fire Department
December 21, 2019
Deputy Sheriff Brian Pfluger
San Jacinto County (TX) Sheriff’s Office
December 21, 2019
Detective Cliff Martinez
San Antonio (TX) Independent School District
Police Department
December 21, 2017
Firefighter Jefferey Alan Blackmer
Hamilton Township (IN) Fire Department
December 21, 2015
Special Agent Joseph Lemm
Special Agent Louis Bonocasa
Special Agent Chester McBride
Special Agent Michael Cinco
Special Agent Adrianna Vorderbruggen
Special Agent Peter Taub
United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations
December 21, 2014
Police Officer Charlie Kondek
Tarpon Springs (FL) Police Department
December 21, 2011
Firefighter Robert George
Methuen (MA) Fire Department
December 21, 2011
Officer Arnulfo Crispin
Lakeland (FL) Police Department
December 21, 2007
Assistant Captain Theresa Maria (Kaufmann) Lynn
Luminary (TN) Volunteer Fire Department
December 21, 1999
Firefighter Theodore Ferrante
Revere (MA) Fire Department
December 21, 1910
Hoseman Harry Bertolet
Ladderman William Bihlmire
Ladderman John Carrol
Ladderman John Collins
Hoseman Charles Edelman
Assistant Foreman Thomas Entwistle
Ladderman Samuel Parks
Assistant Forman J. Fredrick Kalberger
Ladderman George Matchinsky
Hoseman William McConnell
Hoseman Thomas Pass
Hoseman Robert Stewart
Forman Gustav Wittig
Philadelphia (PA) Fire Department
Friedlander Leather Remnant Company Fire
December 21, 1910
Patrolman Morris Gelles
Philadelphia (PA) Police Department
Friedlander Leather Remnant Company Fire
December 22, 2021
Police Officer Mia Goodwin
Charlotte-Mecklenburg (NC) Police Department
December 22, 2021
Assistant Chief Bryant Gladney
Boone County (Columbia, MO) Fire Protection District
December 22, 2020
Unit Team Supervisor Gabe Morales
Kansas Department of Corrections
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 22, 2015
Fire Police Officer Louis Patti
Warwick Township (PA) Fire Department
December 22, 2014
Private First Class Jamel Clagett
Charles County (MD) Sheriff's Office
December 22, 2010
Firefighter Corey Ankum
Firefighter Edward Stringer
Chicago (IL) Fire Department
December 22, 2008
Lieutenant Steve Hagen, Sr.
Blenheim (SC) Fire Department
December 22, 1999
Assistant Chief Dave McNally
Firefighter Jason Biting
Firefighter Nate Tuck
Keokuk (IA) Fire Department
December 22, 1912
District Chief Robert A. Ritchie
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 22, 1910
Chief Fire Marshal James Horan
2nd Assistant Chief Fire Marshal William Burroughs
Captain Patrick Collins
Captain Dennis Doyle
Captain Alex Lannon
Lieutenant Herman Brandenberg
Lieutenant James Fitzgerald
Firefighter Thomas Costello
Firefighter Nicholas Crane
Firefighter Edward Danis
Firefighter Nicholas Doyle
Firefighter George Enthof
Firefighter Michael McInerney
Firefighter Charles Moore
Firefighter Albert Moriarty
Firefighter George Murawski
Firefighter Peter Powers
Firefighter Edward Schonsett
Firefighter William Sturm
Firefighter Frank Walters
Firefighter William Weber, driver
Firefighter Andrew Dzurman
Firefighter Patrick Reach
Chicago (IL) Fire Department
Union Stockyards Fire
December 22, 1868
Police Officer David S. Faulkner
Malden (MA) Police Department
December 23, 2024
Police Officer Michael Horan
Greensboro (NC) Police Department
December 23, 2024
Trooper Clay Carns
Illinois State Police
December 23, 2021
Police Officer Keona Holley
Baltimore City (MD) Police Department
December 23, 2020
Sergeant Joseph Youse
Philadelphia (PA) Police Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 23, 2020
Security Control Specialist Jerry Jones
Tarrant County (TX) Sheriff’s Office
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 23, 2018
Fire Chief Bobby Dunnaway
Howell (MS) Volunteer Fire Department
December 23, 2017
Firefighter Frank Matagrano
New Milford (NJ) Fire Company #1
December 23, 2014
Firefighter Joseph Sanford Jr.
Inwood (NY) Fire Department
December 23, 2013
Corporal Gale Stauffer
Tupelo (MS) Police Department
December 23, 2011
Firefighter James Rice
Peabody (MA) Fire Department
December 23, 2006
Firefighter Shawn Thomas MacLeod
East River Valley (Nova Scotia) Fire Department
December 23, 2003
Flight Nurse Kelly Bates
Flight Nurse Diane Codding
Pilot Art Gotisar
Reach Air Ambulance
Santa Rosa, CA
December 23, 2000
Firefighter Dave Anderson
Manchester (NH) Fire Department
December 24, 2022
Corporal Ray Hamilton
Okaloosa County (FL) Sheriff’s Office
December 24, 2021
Agent Jose Ferrer-Pabon
Puerto Rico Police Department
December 24, 2020
Major Andy Davis
Oklahoma City (OK) Fire Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 24, 2018
Detective Deidre Mengedoht
Louisville (KY) Metro Police Department
December 24, 2017
Officer Andrew Camilleri
California Highway Patrol
December 24, 2013
Petty Officer Travis Obendorf (BM3)
United States Coast Guard Office of Law Enforcement
December 24, 2013
Correctional Deputy Jeremy Meyst
Tulare County (CA) Sheriff's Office
December 24, 2013
Fire Police Lieutenant David Lidke
Hightstown (NJ) Fire Department
December 24, 2012
Corporal Jimmie Norman
Bellaire (TX) Police Department
December 24, 2012
Police Officer Jennifer Sebena
Wauwatosa (WI) Police Department
December 24, 2012
Police Lieutenant/Volunteer Firefighter Mike Chiapperini
West Webster (NY) Volunteer Fire Department
West Webster (NY) Police Department
December 24, 2012
911 Operator/Volunteer Firefighter Tomasz Kaczowka
West Webster (NY) Volunteer Fire Department
West Webster (NY) Department of Public Safety
December 24, 2009
Fire Chief Craig C. Starr
Plymouth (UT) Fire Department
December 24, 2004
Firefighter John Stoudt, chief engineer
The Summit Hill (PA) Diligence Fire Company
Four County Firemen's Association
Carbon County Fireman Association
December 24, 2003
Firefighter Shane Brown
DeSoto Parish (LA) Fire District 8
December 24, 2001
Firefighter David Butler
Spring Branch (TX) Volunteer Fire Department
December 25, 2024
Corrections Officer Andrew Lansing
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
December 25, 2022
Firefighter/EMT Brian Rehnberg
North Park Fire Protection District
(Machesney Park, IL)
December 25, 2018
Firefighter Natalie Dempsey
Mizpah Volunteer Fire Company
Atlantic County, NJ
December 25, 1959
Firefighter Arthur P. Spacone
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 25, 1914
Hoseman Thomas W. Devney
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 26, 2023
Chief Robert Wysong
Clinton-Warren Joint Fire and Rescue District
(Clarksville, Ohio)
From injuries sustained in the line of duty December 24, 2023.
December 26, 2022
Firefighter Matthias Wirtz
North Haven (CT) Fire Department
December 26, 2021
Fire Lieutenant Joseph Maiello
New York City (NY) Fire Department
December 26, 2018
Police Officer Ronil Singh
Newman (CA) Police Department
December 26, 2017
Firefighter/Paramedic Jason Garrett
Kansas City (KS) Fire Department
December 26, 2014
Firefighter James Woods
Jersey City (NJ) Fire Department
December 26, 2011
Deputy Sheriff Matt Miller
Seminole County (FL) Sheriff’s Department
December 26, 2010
Officer John Maguire
Woburn (MA) Police Department
December 26, 2009
Firefighter Clair Melvin Pierce
Wellsboro (PA) Volunteer Fire Department
December 26, 1929
Ladderman William E. Emmel
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 27, 2020
Firefighter Logan Young
167th Air Lift Wing Fire Department
West Virginia Air National Guard
December 27, 2020
Corrections Officer V Phillip Holbert
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 27, 2017
Fire Lieutenant Jeffrey S. White
Oklahoma City (OK) Fire Department
December 27, 2016
Fire Lieutenant Donald “Reid” Key, II
Whispering Pines (NC) Fire Rescue Department
December 27, 2016
Fire Captain Fred A. Newton, Sr.
Somerset Township (MI) Fire Department and EMS
December 27, 2014
Police Officer Tyler Stewart
Flagstaff (AZ) Police Department
December 27, 2009
Firefighter Peter Coe
Shoreham (VT) Fire Department
December 27, 2008
Firefighter Dennis G. McClenahan
Princeton Junction (NJ) Fire Department
December 27, 2004
Chief Todd Rowe
Elkhorn City (KY) Fire Department
December 27, 1917
Hoseman Frank L. Lailer
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 28, 2023
Court Officer Robert Silver
Saint Clair County (MI) 72nd District Court
December 28, 2021
Firefighter/EMT Thomas Joseph Rees
Jefferson Township (OH) Fire Department
December 28, 2020
Police Officer Angel De La Fuente
Fresno (CA) Police Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 28, 2020
Police Officer Kendle Blackburn
Lebanon (MO) Police Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 28, 2020
Police Officer Randall Smith
Birmingham (AL) Police Department
As a result of injuries sustained in the line of duty March 25, 1995.
December 28, 2020
Corrections Officer V Joe Landin
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 28, 2018
Police Officer II Michael Smith
Henry County (GA) Police Department
December 28, 2016
Lieutenant William Feron
New Jersey State Police
As a result of occupational cancer contracted in the line of duty as a result of service at Ground Zero after September 11, 2001.
December 28, 2015
Agent Rosario Hernández de Hoyo
Lieutenant Luz Soto
Commander Frank Román
Puerto Rico Police Department
December 28, 2015
Fire Captain Willie Ratliff
Clarksdale (MS) Fire Department
December 28, 2012
Detective Randall "Shane" Thomas
Henderson County (NC) Sheriff's Office
December 28, 2010
Captain Ken Adamo
Elmwood Park (NJ) Fire Department
December 28, 2009
Paramedic/Firefighter Paul Holmes
Douglas County (GA) Fire/EMS
December 28, 2006
Firefighter Cecil Tucker Jr.
Flat Gap (KY) Fire Department
December 29, 2023
Police Officer Tuan Le
Oakland (CA) Police Department
December 29, 2023
Sergeant Marc McIntyre
Spalding County (GA) Sheriff’s Office
December 29, 2022
Deputy Sheriff Isaiah Cordero
Riverside County (CA) Sheriff’s Department
December 29, 2021
Corrections Officer Richard Carchia
Rhode Island Department of Corrections
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 29, 2021
Deputy Sheriff Sean Riley
Wayne County (IL) Sheriff’s Office
December 29, 2020
Corrections Officer David Christianson
Washington State Department of Corrections
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 29, 2020
Firefighter Stephen Sunday
Scranton (PA) Fire Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 29, 2020
Chief Darrell Woodard
Savannah Volunteer Fire Department (Sylvia, NC)
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 29, 2019
Assistant Engineer Otis L. Isaacs, Jr.
North East (MD) Fire Company
December 29, 2015
Police Officer Juan Feliciano
New York City Police Department
December 29, 2014
Bridge and Tunnel Officer Thomas Choi
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Police (NY, NY)
December 29, 2014
Special Police Officer Stephen Petruzzello
Cliffside Park (NJ) Police Department
December 29, 2013
Officer Darrell Windhaus
United States Department of Homeland Security
Customs and Border Protection
December 29, 2012
Police Officer Edrees Mukhtar
San Antonio (TX) Police Department
December 29, 2011
Captain Daniel Botkin
Enderby (BC) Fire Department
December 29, 2011
Officer Clifton Lewis
Chicago (IL) Police Department
December 29, 2009
Firefighter Steven Koeser
Saint Anna (WI) Fire Department
December 29, 2009
Firefighter Richard Adam Miller
Belmont (NC) Fire Department
December 29, 2006
Firefighter Stephen Jones
Barnstead (NH) Fire-Rescue
December 29, 2004
Firefighter Jared Moore
Fairmont (KS) Fire Department
December 29, 1974
Fireman John Holinka
Jersey City (NJ) Fire Department
December 29, 1944
District Chief Timothy F. Donovan
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 30, 2023
Sergeant Philip Nix
Greensboro (NC) Police Department
December 30, 2021
Officer Brian Vogel
US Department of Homeland Security
Customs and Border Protection
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 30, 2021
Sergeant Marlene Rittmanic
Bradley (IL) Police Department
December 30, 2019
Master Patrol Officer Spencer Bristol
Hendersonville (TN) Police Department
December 30, 2016
Trooper Landon Weaver
Pennsylvania State Police
December 30, 2011
Officer Shawn Schneider
Lake City (MN) Police Department
December 30, 2014
Police Officer James Foster
Denham Springs (LA) Police Department
December 30, 2008
Fire Police Captain Norm Koch
East Pembroke (NY) Fire Department
December 30, 1970
Firefighter Edwin H. Foley
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 31, 2021
Sergeant Thomas Stanley
Atascadero (CA) State Hospital Police Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 31, 2021
Police Officer Shane Bartek
Cleveland (OH) Division of Police
December 31, 2020
Officer Troy Adkins
US Department of Homeland Security
Customs and Border Protection
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 31, 2019
Police Officer Jerry Singleton
Fairfield Glade (TN) Police Department
December 31, 2019
Deputy Sheriff Chris Dickerson
Panola County (TX) Sheriff’s Office
December 31, 2017
Deputy Sheriff Zackari Parrish
Douglas County (CO) Sheriff's Office
December 31, 2012
Officer Chris Yung
Prince William County (VA) Police Department
December 31, 2010
Fire Chief Tom Hardy
Athens (MI) Fire Department
December 31, 2008
Firefighter Jarrett Little
Walker County (GA) Fire Department
December 31, 2008
Firefighter Richard Lee Montgomery
Pisgah (MS) Volunteer Fire Department
December 31, 2004
Officer Peter Lavery
Newington (CT) Police Department
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Firefighter/Driver Richard “Rick” D. Miller
Henderson County Fire Department
Lexington, Tennessee
December 1, 2022
Sergeant Frank Gualdino
Yonkers (NY) Police Department
December 1, 2021
Detective Antonio Valentine
St. Louis County (MO) Police Department
December 1, 2021
Deputy Sheriff Frank Ramirez
Independence County (AR) Sheriff’s Office.
December 1, 2020
Chief Deputy Constable Wayne M. Rhodes
Denton County (TX) Constable’s Office - Precinct 2
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 1, 2020
Deputy Sheriff Jared Allison
Nash County (NC) Sheriff’s Office
December 1, 2017
Firefighter/Safety Officer Robert A. Fitch
East Herkimer (NY) Volunteer Fire Department
December 1, 2016
Firefighter Ardythe Hope
Wilmington (DE) Fire Department
December 1, 2006
Firefighter Leo Howard Soderquist
Axtell (NE) Fire and Rescue
December 1, 2003
Firefighter/EMT Nadar Hammett
Prince George’s County (MD) Fire, EMS Department
December 1, 1992
Firefighter Rebecca A LeClaire
Brazos County (TX) Precinct #4 Fire Department
Bryan, Texas
December 1, 1987
Firefighter Clifford R. Oliver
Washington (DC) Fire Department
December 1, 1984
Firefighter Robert Reyes
Houston (TX) Fire Department
December 1, 1980
Patrol Officer Edward Sawicki
Salem (MA) Police Department
December 1, 1913
Robert Rutherford Glass
Houston (TX) Fire Department
December 2, 2020
Detective Sergeant TeJuan Johnson
Charlestown (IN) Police Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 2, 2020
Officer Richard Rios
US Department of Homeland Security
Customs and Border Protection
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 2, 2020
Officer Jose Santana
US Department of Homeland Security
Customs and Border Protection
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 2, 2020
Officer Andy Ornelas
California Highway Patrol
December 2, 2013
Constable John Zivcic
Toronto (ON) Police Service
December 2, 2012
Firefighter Timothy P. Jansen
Santa Fe Fire Protection District (Bartelso, IL)
December 2, 2012
Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne
United States Coast Guard Office of Law Enforcement
December 2, 2005
Captain Richard McCurley
New Orleans (LA) Fire Department
December 2, 1991
Captain Mark Steven Rice
South Pekin (IL) Volunteer Fire Department
December 2, 1930
Private Joseph Hintz
Private Gerald O'Brien
Milwaukee (WI) Fire Department
December 2, 1997
Assistant Deputy Fire Commissioner Jessie F Stewart
Chicago (IL) Fire Department
From injuries sustained in a 1985 motor vehicle accident
December 2, 1925
Fireman Stephen Foley
Chicago (IL) Fire Department
December 2, 1925
Engineer Wilbur Madden
Chicago (IL) Fire Department
December 2, 1921
Pipeman James English
Chicago (IL) Fire Department
December 3, 2023
Technical Sergeant Christopher Rock
New York State Police
December 3, 2021
Probationary Firefighter Vincent Malveaux
New York City (NY) Fire Department (FDNY)
December 3, 2021
Sergeant Richard Houston
Mesquite (TX) Police Department
December 3, 2020
Captain Frank Milillo
Philadelphia (PA) Police Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 3, 2020
Patrolman Cassie Johnson
Charleston (WV) Police Department
December 3, 2019
Fire Captain Michael Christopher Malinowski, Sr.
Morton-Rutledge (PA) Fire Company
December 3, 2014
Lieutenant John Burns
Myrtle Beach (SC) Fire Department
December 3, 2012
Firefighter Jalen Smith
Jackson Heights (TX) Volunteer Fire Department
December 3, 2011
Firefighter Scott Osenenko
Livingston Parish (LA) Fire Department
December 3, 2003
Firefighter Todd “Bubba” Dicks
Warsaw (IL) Fire Department
December 3, 2003
Captain Wayne Dillon
Washington Parish (LA) Fire Department
December 3, 1999
Firefighter Paul A. Brotherton
Firefighter Timothy P. Jackson
Firefighter Jeremiah M. Lucey
Firefighter James E. Lyons III
Firefighter Joseph T. McGuirk
Lieutenant Thomas E. Spencer
Worcester (MA) Fire Department
Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse
December 3, 1947
Ladderman Joseph B. Sullivan
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 4, 2024
Firefighter Ralph Meyer
Napoleon Volunteer Fire Department
Osgood, Indiana
From injuries sustained in the line of duty December 3, 2024.
December 4, 2022
Fire Captain Robert “Big Rob” Lee Moore
Kennett (MO) Fire Department
December 4, 2022
Deputy Sheriff Jose DeLeon
Warren County (NC) Sheriff’s Office
December 4, 2021
Fire Captain Garrett Edward Ramos
Sterling (IL) Fire Department
December 4, 2019
Sergeant Joshua Voth
Colorado Department of Corrections
December 4, 2017
Police Officer Kenneth Copeland
San Marcos (TX) Police Department
December 4, 2015
Firefighter Mark Zielinski
Matteson (IL) Fire Department
December 4, 2011
Firefighter Joey King
Davis Creek-Ruthdale (WV) Volunteer Fire Department
December 4, 2011
Chief of Police Jerry E. Hicks, Sr.
Leadwood (MO) Police Department
December 4, 2009
Firefighter Gary F. Neidig Jr.
Mount Carmel (PA) Fire Department
December 4, 2002
Firefighter Kerry G. Neis
Fort Rucker (AL) Directorate of Public Safety,
Fire and Emergency Services Division
December 4, 1901
Stoker James Dallery
Jersey City (NJ) Fire Department
December 5, 2020
Trooper Jennifer Czarnecki
New York State Police
From occupational related cancer sustained in the line of duty as a result of working recovery efforts after September 11, 2001.
December 5, 2020
Sergeant Herschel Turner
Moline Acres (MO) Police Department
December 5, 2019
Fire Chief Robert White, Jr.
West Stockholm (NY) Fire Department
December 5, 2019
Driver/Engineer George “Johnny” Childs
Arcade (GA) Fire Department
December 5, 2012
Constable John Manuel
Allen Parish Ward 1 Constable's Office [Oberlin, LA]
December 5, 2004
Firefighter Jackson H. Gerhart
Chambersburg (PA) Emergency Services
December 5, 2002
Captain Michael Lee DePauw
Dallas (TX) Fire-Rescue Department
December 5, 2002
Firefighter Dennis Harris
Mt. Vernon Volunteer Fire Department
Tellico Plains, TN
December 6, 2023
Sergeant Russell Jones
Pamlico County (NC) Sheriff’s Office
December 6, 2023
Police Officer Paul Tracey
Waltham (MA) Police Department
December 6, 2023
Deputy Sheriff Paul Martin
Mercer County (ND) Sheriff’s Office
December 6, 2022
Firefighter Kurt Keilhofer
Mapleton (PA) Volunteer Fire Department
December 6, 2020
Captain Billy Allen
US Department of Defense
Fort Sill Police Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 6, 2020
Firefighter/Fire Inspector David Tomlinson
Poynette/Dekorra (WI) Fire Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 6, 2019
Deputy Chief Vincent DeMartino
New York City (NY) Police Department
December 6, 2019
Agent Billy Clardy
Huntsville (AL) Police Department
December 6, 2017
Fire Chief Stephen Frye
Montgomery (MA) Fire Department
December 6, 2016
Trooper Frankie Williams
New Jersey State Police
December 6, 2013
Sergeant Rob Baron
Sandoval County (NM) Sheriff's Office
December 6, 2003
Firefighter Ronald W. Fitzpatrick
Training Officer
Long Branch (NJ) Fire Department
December 6, 1920
Ladderman William J. Cox
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 7, 2022
Border Patrol Agent Raul Gonzalez
US Department of Homeland Security
Customs and Border Protection
December 7, 2022
Assistant Chief Zachary Paris
Firefighter Marvin Gruber
Community Fire Company of New Tripoli (PA)
December 7, 2021
Chief Wesley “Wes” Adams
Sedgwick (AR) Volunteer Fire Department
December 7, 2020
Sergeant Lyle Denny
Panhandle (TX) Police Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 7, 2019
Firefighter Ken Jones
Summit (CO) Fire and EMS
December 7, 2017
Police Officer Donald Kimbrough
Detroit (MI) Police Department
December 7, 2016
Deputy Sheriff Ryan Thomas
Valencia County (NM) Sheriff’s Office
December 7, 2016
Police Officer Nicholas Smarr
Americus (GA) Police Department
December 7, 2014
Deputy Sheriff Grant Whitaker
Ingham County (MI) Sheriff's Office
December 7, 2013
Fire Chief Charlie Pierson
Southern Jackson (WV) Volunteer Fire Department
December 7, 2011
Police Officer Anthony "Tony" Alan Giniewicz
Signal Hill (CA) Police Department
December 7, 2010
Lieutenant Dillon C. Denton
Charlotte Road/Van Wyck Volunteer Fire Department
Charlotte, SC
December 7, 2002
Fire Chief Henry James Wissel
Heidelberg Fire Department
Carnegie, PA
December 7, 1962
Firefighter James H. Sexton
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 7, 1941
Captain John Carreira
Captain Thomas S. Macy
Hoseman Harry T. L. Pang
Honolulu (HI) Fire Department
These three Honolulu firefighters were killed while fighting fires at Hickam Field during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
December 8, 2021
Battalion Chief John T. Ruddy
Jersey City (NJ) Fire Department
December 8, 2017
Police Officer Eric Chapman
Johnston (SC) Police Department
December 8, 2017
Deputy Chief Sander Cohen
Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshall
December 8, 2016
Police Officer Jody Smith
Georgia Southwestern State University
Department of Public Safety
December 8, 2011
Firefighter Jon D. Davies
Worcester (MA) Fire Department
December 8, 2012
Chief Eddy Meador
Pattonsburg (MO) Fire & Rescue Protection District
December 8, 2012
Deputy Sheriff Ricky Issac
Natchitoches Parish (LA) Sheriff's Office
December 8, 2011
Firefighter Kevin Townes
Fire Department, City of Mount Vernon (NY)
December 8, 2011
Police Officer Deriek W. Crouse
Virginia Tech University (Blacksburg, VA)
Campus Police Department
December 8, 2011
Deputy Sheriff Rick Rhyne
Moore County (NC) Sheriff's Office
December 8, 2008
Fire Lieutenant Rick H. Borkin
Theinsville (WI) Volunteer Fire Department
December 8, 1927
Lieutenant James Gavagan
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 9, 2024
Police Officer Jacob Candanoza
Terrell (TX) Police Department
December 9, 2023
Trooper Robert Burney
New York State Police
December 9, 2020
Corrections Officer V Timothy Beggs
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 9, 2020
Firefighter Donald Downs
Saragossa (AL) Volunteer Fire Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 9, 2018
Firefighter Christopher Roy
Worcester (MA) Fire Department
December 9, 2017
Firefighter Charles Patterson
Bowie (TX) Rural Volunteer Fire Department
December 9, 2015
Patrol Officer Glen G. Briley
Everett (MA) Police Department
December 9, 2014
Firefighter Gus Losleben
Hardin County (TN) Fire Department
December 9, 2014
Firefighter Joyce Craig-Lewis
Philadelphia (PA) Fire Department
December 9, 2011
Sergeant David Enzbrenner
Atchison (KS) Police Department
December 9, 2006
Chief Ed Wilbum
Deep Creek (MD) Volunteer Fire Department
December 10, 2024
Police Officer William Kasberg
San Antonio (TX) Police Department
December 10, 2023
Chief of Police Christopher Cummings
Samburg (TN) Police Department
December 10, 2021
Corporal Lonnie Lejeune
Missouri State Highway Patrol
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 10, 2021
Corrections Officer Robert Daniels
Graves County (KY) Jail
December 10, 2020
Fire Captain Leo W. Werner
Scales Mound (IL) Fire Protection District
December 10, 2019
Detective Joseph Seals
Jersey City (NJ) Police Department
December 10, 2019
Sergeant Kaila Sullivan
Nassau Bay (TX) Police Department
December 10, 2015
Police Officer Noah Leotta
Montgomery County (MD) Police Department
December 10, 2012
Fire Chief Steven W. Fritz
Rothschild (WI) Fire/EMS Department
December 10, 2009
Chief Jimmy Davis Sr.
White Oak (NC) Fire Department
December 10, 2002
Paramedic James Blanchard
Hennepin County Medical Center EMS
Minneapolis, MN
December 10, 2001
Firefighter Kevin J. Lynch
Peabody (MA) Fire Department
December 11, 2023
Firefighter Lamont Killian, Jr.
Mount Vernon (NY) Fire Department
From injuries sustained in the line of duty June 22, 2019.
December 11, 2021
Fire Captain Brian Lange
Upsala (MN) Fire Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 11, 2020
Fire Chief Emeritus Lee Whitman
Colonial Park (PA) Fire Company #1
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 11, 2020
Fire Chief Rob Orkies
Zoneton (KY) Fire Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 11, 2020
Police Officer Tyler Herndon
Mount Holly (NC) Police Department
December 11, 2013
Deputy Sheriff Adam Davis
Bell County (TX) Sheriff's Office
December 11, 2005
Firefighter Chad Wessels
Briggs (TX) Volunteer Fire Department
also Marble Falls Fire Company
also Fort Hood Fire Department
December 11, 1918
Hoseman Thomas McAndrews
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 11, 1909
Hoseman James B. Akerly
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 11, 1921
Captain William Jobson
Jersey City (NJ) Fire Department
December 12, 2024
Police Officer II Colton Pulsipher
Las Vegas (NV) Metropolitan Police Department
December 12, 2024
Firefighter Richard “Rick” Sanders
Winchester (IN) Fire Department
December 12, 2022
Reserve Deputy Brad Miller
Maury County (TN) Sheriff’s Office
December 12, 2020
Master Corporal Norman Daye
Guilford County (NC) Sheriff’s Office
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 12, 2019
Constable Eula Hawkins
Panola County (MS) Constable’s Office
December 12, 2018
Police Officer Jermaine Brown
Miami-Dade (FL) Police Department
December 12, 2018
Sergeant Matthew Moreno
Las Animas County (CO) Sheriff’s Office
December 12, 2017
Police Officer Paul Lazinsky
El Mirage (AZ) Police Department
December 12, 2015
Police Officer Jesse Tarplin
Metropolitan Atlanta (GA) Rapid Transit Authority
Police Department
December 12, 2012
Firefighter Jeffery Hudson
St. Louis (MO) Fire Department
December 12, 2011
Officer Peter Figoski
New York (NY) Police Department
December 12, 2002
Firefighter Jonathan Myron Lanphear
Boyd (MN) Fire Department
December 13, 2023
Sergeant Stephen Gibson
Summerveil County (TX) Sheriff’s Office
December 13, 2022
Senior Corrections Officer Scott Riner
Gwinnet County (GA) Department of Corrections
December 13, 2018
Police Officer Edgar Isidro Flores
DeKalb County (GA) Police Department
December 13, 2011
Agent Isaac Joel Pizarro-Pizarro
Puerto Rico Police Department
December 13, 2010
Chief Jimmy Tuberville
Milledgeville (TN) Fire Department
December 13, 2004
Fire Chief James Larry Rogers
Claxton (GA) Fire Department
Evans County, Georgia
December 13, 2002
Firefighter Shawn Michael Espinoza
Ranger (TX) Fire Department
December 14, 2024
Sergeant Rick Finley
Selmer (TN) Police Department
December 14, 2024
Fire Captain George Turley
Chattanooga (TN) Fire
December 14, 2023
Lieutenant Charles “Chuck” Gallant
Rye (NH) Fire Rescue
December 14, 2022
Sergeant Steven Robin
Police Officer Brandon Estorfe
Bay St. Louis (MS) Police Department
December 14, 2020
Lieutenant Russell Freeman
Rhode Island Department of Corrections
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 14, 2017
Apparatus Engineer Cory Iverson
CAL FIRE, San Diego (CA) Unit
December 14, 2015
Firefighter Daniel Capuano
Chicago (IL) Fire Department
December 14, 2014
Police Officer Richard Champion
Perryopolis Borough (PA) Police Department
December 14, 2013
Firefighter Josh Smith
La Crosse (VA) Volunteer Fire Department
December 14, 2012
Patrolman Martoiya Lang
Memphis (TN) Police Department
December 14, 2011
Undersheriff Pat Pyette
Blaine County (MT) Sheriff's Office
December 14, 2001
Firefighter Ralph Vance
Elk Creek Fire Protection District
Conifer, CO
December 15, 2024
Corporal Elio Diaz
Charlotte County (FL) Sheriff’s Office
December 15, 2022
Training Officer Bruce Lang
City of Pine Haven (WY) Volunteer Fire Department
December 15, 2022
Deputy Sheriff Daniel Kin
Wyandot County (OH) Sheriff’s Office
December 15, 2022
Sergeant Donald Scoby
Stuttgart (AR) Police Department
December 15, 2020
Corrections Officer IV Harold Smith
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 15, 2018
Police Officer Jason Quick
Lumberton (NC) Police Department
December 15, 2017
Firefighter Jeffery Atkinson
Tallahassee (FL) Fire Department
December 15, 2017
Captain Dene Barber
Brazoria (TX) Fire Department
December 15, 2015
Firefighter Sid Winer
No. 7 Township (NC) Fire Department
December 15, 2013
Fire Lieutenant David Little
Waycross (GA) Fire Department
December 15, 2013
Firefighter Terry Richard Guss
South Zanesville (OH) Fire Department
December 15, 2012
Deputy Sheriff Christopher Parsons
Washington County (MO) Sheriff's Office
December 15, 2007
Assistant Fire Chief Vince Germano
Derry Borough (PA) Fire Department
December 15, 2005
Firefighter Chelsea Garvin
Fish River Marlow (AL) Volunteer Fire Department
December 15, 2001
Assistant Chief Darrell Thomas
Somerton/Cocopah (AZ) Fire Department
December 16, 2022
Deputy Sheriff Oscar Bolanos-Anavisca
Cumberland County (NC) Sheriff’s Office
December 16, 2024
Detention Officer Isaiah Bias
Ellis County (TX) Sheriff’s Office
December 16, 2024
Air Interdiction Agent Jeffrey Kanas
US Department of Homeland Security
Customs & Border Protection
December 16, 2022
Chief of Police Joe Carey
Brodnax (VA) Police Department
December 16, 2020
Police Officer Jerry Hemphill
Lanier Technical College (GA) Police Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 16, 2020
Firefighter Edward Hine
Colonial Park (PA) Fire Company #1
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 16, 2020
Police Officer Jason Shuping
Concord (NC) Police Department
December 16, 2019
Chief Deputy Bobby Jacobs
Knott County (KY) Sheriff’s Office
December 16, 2018
Fire Captain John Ostergard
East Olympia (WA) Fire District 6
December 16, 2014
Chief Ricky Wooten Doub
Forbush Volunteer Fire Department
Yadkinville, NC
December 16, 2014
Deputy Sheriff John Street
George County (MS) Sheriff's Office
Lucedale (MS) Police Department
December 16, 2012
Corporal David Gogian
Police Officer Jeff Atherly
Topeka (KS) Police Department
December 16, 2012
Patrolman Angel Garcia
El Paso (TX) Police Department
December 16, 2011
Sergeant Michael Boehm
United States Department of the Interior
United States Park Police
December 16, 2010
Firefighter/Paramedic Chad Null
Sullivan (IN) Fire Department
December 16, 2007
Firefighter Donald J. Wallis
Forked River (NJ) Fire Company
December 16, 2003
Firefighter Thomas Christopher Brick
Fire Department, City of New York
December 16, 2002
EMT Justin Robert Mangum
Mechanicsville (MD) Volunteer Rescue Squad
December 17, 2022
Detective Paul Newell
Benton County (AR) Sheriff’s Office
December 17, 2022
Fire Captain Walker L. Hill
Baton Rouge (LA) Fire Department
December 17, 2020
Firefighter Ronald Steven Perry
East Sullivan County (TN) Volunteer Fire Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 17, 2020
Sheriff Benny Napoleon
Wayne County (MI) Sheriff’s Office
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 17, 2020
Fire Captain Randy Robinson
Fort Worth (TX) Fire Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 17, 2019
Private First Class Michael Latu
Marion County (SC) Sheriff’s Office
December 17, 2018
Police Officer Conrad Gary
Police Officer Eduardo Marmolejo
Chicago (IL) Police Department
December 17, 2015
Trooper Eli McCarson
New Jersey State Police
December 17, 2013
Trooper David Cunniff
New York State Police, Troop T
December 17, 2011
Deputy Sheriff Ronnie Smith
Butts County (GA) Sheriff's Office
December 17, 2008
Firefighter Jerry Parrick
West End Volunteer Fire Department
Haugan, Montana
December 17, 2007
Firefighter Peter G. Neilson
Kenockee Township (MI) Fire Department
December 17, 2004
Firefighter Herbert Caldwell
Newberry Township (PA) Fire Department
December 17, 1975
Fire Lieutenant Anthony Bove
Medford (MA) Fire Department
December 18, 2023
Deputy Sheriff Joshua Hamilton
Preble County (OH) Sheriff’s Office
December 18, 2023
Police Officer Daniel DiDato
East Fishkill (NY) Police Department
December 18, 2021
Police Officer Zachary Cottongim
Louisville (KY) Metropolitan Police
December 18, 2021
Firefighter Jessie Henry
South Bossier (Elm Grove, LA) Fire District #2
December 18, 2020
Sheriff Allan Weber
Gove County (KS) Sheriff’s Office
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 18, 2019
Firefighter Michael Cardinale, Sr.
East Farmingdale (NY) Volunteer Fire Company
December 18, 2019
Sergeant Anthony Oglesby
US Department of Defense
Naval District Washington Police Department
December 18, 2017
Firefighter David Jahnes
Nyack (NY) Fire Department
December 18, 2013
Firefighter Jon F. Schondelmayer
Swift Creek (NC) Rural Fire Department
Cary (NC) Fire Department
December 18, 2013
Deputy Sheriff Clinton Frazier
Union County (MS) Sheriff’s Office
December 18, 2012
Police Officer Sean Callahan
Clayton County (GA) Police Department
December 18, 2003
Fire Specialist Thomas Frank Brown
Baltimore County (MD) Fire Department
December 18, 2003
Firefighter/EMT Dixie Steckelberg
Lovilia (IA) Fire & Rescue
December 18, 1998
Fire Lieutenant Joseph Cavalier
Firefighter James Behan
Firefighter Christopher Bopp
Fire Department, City of New York
Brooklyn Residential High-Rise Fire
December 18, 1914
Lieutenant William H. Magner
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 19, 2022
Firefighter William P. Moon, II
City of New York (Brooklyn, NY) Fire Department
December 19, 2020
Lieutenant Craig King
Tarrant County (TX) Sheriff’s Office
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 19, 2019
Deputy Captain Geoffrey Keaton
Firefighter Andrew O’Dwyer
New South Wales (Australia) Rural Fire Service
December 19, 2019
Sergeant Scott Johnston
New York City (NY) Police Department
December 19, 2016
Firefighter Ruben E. Mast
Wayne Township (OH) Volunteer Fire Department
December 19, 2016
Corrections Officer Lisa Mauldin
Miller County (AR) Sheriff’s Office
December 19, 2015
Firefighter Stacey Crawford
Powell (TX) Fire Department
December 19, 2015
Firefighter Jack Rose
Mount Marian (NY) Fire Department
December 19, 2013
Sergeant Investigator Adam Sowders
Burleson County (TX) Sheriff's Office
December 19, 2011
Officer John David Dryer
East Washington Borough (PA) Police Department
December 19, 2011
Master Public Safety Officer Scotty Richardson
Aiken (SC) Department of Public Safety
December 20, 2024
Chief Joseph Lynn Murphy
Henderson County (TN) Fire Department
From injuries sustained in the line of duty December 17, 2024.
December 20, 2020
Fire Chief Roland Brooks
Grant Township (MI) Fire Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 20, 2020
Police Officer Christopher Elder
Milford (TX) Police Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 20, 2019
Police Officer Jose Meza
Burnet (TX) Police Department
December 20, 2018
Fire Captain Scott Dannheimer
East End Fire Company
Coal Township, PA
December 20, 2017
Captain Jeffrey Vollmer
Mayer (MN) Fire and Rescue
December 20, 2017
Firefighter Craig Maull
Haddon Fire Company #1
Haddonfield, NJ
December 20, 2014
Police Officer Rafael Ramos
Police Officer Wenjian Liu
New York City (NY) Police Department
December 20, 2013
Investigator Cuauhtemoc Estrada
Cook County (IL) Sheriff's Police Department
December 20, 2013
Police Officer Bobby Deckard
San Antonio (TX) Police Department
December 20, 2011
Senior Police Officer Tim Schock
Chesapeake (VA) Police Department
December 20, 2009
Assistant Chief Bobby Joe Mullins
Dante (VA) Volunteer Fire Department
December 20, 2008
Firefighter Michelle Smith
Delaware City (DE) Fire Company
December 20, 2004
Firefighter Nito Guajardo
Baytown (TX) Fire Department
December 20, 2004
Firefighter Theodore Myhre
Bishop Hill (IL) Volunteer Fire Department
December 20, 1991
Firefighter Michael J. Colicky
Firefighter David G. Emanuelson
Firefighter Richard A. Frantz
Firefighter Frank Very, Jr.
Hilltop Hose Company #3 (Harrison, PA)
December 20, 1989
Firefighter William McGuire, Jr.
Lawrence (MA) Fire Department
December 21 2024
Firefighter Jeffrey W. Albanese
Brockton (MA) Fire Department
December 21, 2022
Deputy Sheriff Corey McElroy
Garrett County (MD) Sheriff’s Office
December 21, 2021
Firefighter Anthony Michael Carfagno
Atlantic City (NJ) Fire Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 21, 2021
Firefighter/EMT Marshawn Plummer
Chicago (IL) Fire Department
December 21, 2019
Deputy Sheriff Brian Pfluger
San Jacinto County (TX) Sheriff’s Office
December 21, 2019
Detective Cliff Martinez
San Antonio (TX) Independent School District
Police Department
December 21, 2017
Firefighter Jefferey Alan Blackmer
Hamilton Township (IN) Fire Department
December 21, 2015
Special Agent Joseph Lemm
Special Agent Louis Bonocasa
Special Agent Chester McBride
Special Agent Michael Cinco
Special Agent Adrianna Vorderbruggen
Special Agent Peter Taub
United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations
December 21, 2014
Police Officer Charlie Kondek
Tarpon Springs (FL) Police Department
December 21, 2011
Firefighter Robert George
Methuen (MA) Fire Department
December 21, 2011
Officer Arnulfo Crispin
Lakeland (FL) Police Department
December 21, 2007
Assistant Captain Theresa Maria (Kaufmann) Lynn
Luminary (TN) Volunteer Fire Department
December 21, 1999
Firefighter Theodore Ferrante
Revere (MA) Fire Department
December 21, 1910
Hoseman Harry Bertolet
Ladderman William Bihlmire
Ladderman John Carrol
Ladderman John Collins
Hoseman Charles Edelman
Assistant Foreman Thomas Entwistle
Ladderman Samuel Parks
Assistant Forman J. Fredrick Kalberger
Ladderman George Matchinsky
Hoseman William McConnell
Hoseman Thomas Pass
Hoseman Robert Stewart
Forman Gustav Wittig
Philadelphia (PA) Fire Department
Friedlander Leather Remnant Company Fire
December 21, 1910
Patrolman Morris Gelles
Philadelphia (PA) Police Department
Friedlander Leather Remnant Company Fire
December 22, 2021
Police Officer Mia Goodwin
Charlotte-Mecklenburg (NC) Police Department
December 22, 2021
Assistant Chief Bryant Gladney
Boone County (Columbia, MO) Fire Protection District
December 22, 2020
Unit Team Supervisor Gabe Morales
Kansas Department of Corrections
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 22, 2015
Fire Police Officer Louis Patti
Warwick Township (PA) Fire Department
December 22, 2014
Private First Class Jamel Clagett
Charles County (MD) Sheriff's Office
December 22, 2010
Firefighter Corey Ankum
Firefighter Edward Stringer
Chicago (IL) Fire Department
December 22, 2008
Lieutenant Steve Hagen, Sr.
Blenheim (SC) Fire Department
December 22, 1999
Assistant Chief Dave McNally
Firefighter Jason Biting
Firefighter Nate Tuck
Keokuk (IA) Fire Department
December 22, 1912
District Chief Robert A. Ritchie
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 22, 1910
Chief Fire Marshal James Horan
2nd Assistant Chief Fire Marshal William Burroughs
Captain Patrick Collins
Captain Dennis Doyle
Captain Alex Lannon
Lieutenant Herman Brandenberg
Lieutenant James Fitzgerald
Firefighter Thomas Costello
Firefighter Nicholas Crane
Firefighter Edward Danis
Firefighter Nicholas Doyle
Firefighter George Enthof
Firefighter Michael McInerney
Firefighter Charles Moore
Firefighter Albert Moriarty
Firefighter George Murawski
Firefighter Peter Powers
Firefighter Edward Schonsett
Firefighter William Sturm
Firefighter Frank Walters
Firefighter William Weber, driver
Firefighter Andrew Dzurman
Firefighter Patrick Reach
Chicago (IL) Fire Department
Union Stockyards Fire
December 22, 1868
Police Officer David S. Faulkner
Malden (MA) Police Department
December 23, 2024
Police Officer Michael Horan
Greensboro (NC) Police Department
December 23, 2024
Trooper Clay Carns
Illinois State Police
December 23, 2021
Police Officer Keona Holley
Baltimore City (MD) Police Department
December 23, 2020
Sergeant Joseph Youse
Philadelphia (PA) Police Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 23, 2020
Security Control Specialist Jerry Jones
Tarrant County (TX) Sheriff’s Office
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 23, 2018
Fire Chief Bobby Dunnaway
Howell (MS) Volunteer Fire Department
December 23, 2017
Firefighter Frank Matagrano
New Milford (NJ) Fire Company #1
December 23, 2014
Firefighter Joseph Sanford Jr.
Inwood (NY) Fire Department
December 23, 2013
Corporal Gale Stauffer
Tupelo (MS) Police Department
December 23, 2011
Firefighter James Rice
Peabody (MA) Fire Department
December 23, 2006
Firefighter Shawn Thomas MacLeod
East River Valley (Nova Scotia) Fire Department
December 23, 2003
Flight Nurse Kelly Bates
Flight Nurse Diane Codding
Pilot Art Gotisar
Reach Air Ambulance
Santa Rosa, CA
December 23, 2000
Firefighter Dave Anderson
Manchester (NH) Fire Department
December 24, 2022
Corporal Ray Hamilton
Okaloosa County (FL) Sheriff’s Office
December 24, 2021
Agent Jose Ferrer-Pabon
Puerto Rico Police Department
December 24, 2020
Major Andy Davis
Oklahoma City (OK) Fire Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 24, 2018
Detective Deidre Mengedoht
Louisville (KY) Metro Police Department
December 24, 2017
Officer Andrew Camilleri
California Highway Patrol
December 24, 2013
Petty Officer Travis Obendorf (BM3)
United States Coast Guard Office of Law Enforcement
December 24, 2013
Correctional Deputy Jeremy Meyst
Tulare County (CA) Sheriff's Office
December 24, 2013
Fire Police Lieutenant David Lidke
Hightstown (NJ) Fire Department
December 24, 2012
Corporal Jimmie Norman
Bellaire (TX) Police Department
December 24, 2012
Police Officer Jennifer Sebena
Wauwatosa (WI) Police Department
December 24, 2012
Police Lieutenant/Volunteer Firefighter Mike Chiapperini
West Webster (NY) Volunteer Fire Department
West Webster (NY) Police Department
December 24, 2012
911 Operator/Volunteer Firefighter Tomasz Kaczowka
West Webster (NY) Volunteer Fire Department
West Webster (NY) Department of Public Safety
December 24, 2009
Fire Chief Craig C. Starr
Plymouth (UT) Fire Department
December 24, 2004
Firefighter John Stoudt, chief engineer
The Summit Hill (PA) Diligence Fire Company
Four County Firemen's Association
Carbon County Fireman Association
December 24, 2003
Firefighter Shane Brown
DeSoto Parish (LA) Fire District 8
December 24, 2001
Firefighter David Butler
Spring Branch (TX) Volunteer Fire Department
December 25, 2024
Corrections Officer Andrew Lansing
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
December 25, 2022
Firefighter/EMT Brian Rehnberg
North Park Fire Protection District
(Machesney Park, IL)
December 25, 2018
Firefighter Natalie Dempsey
Mizpah Volunteer Fire Company
Atlantic County, NJ
December 25, 1959
Firefighter Arthur P. Spacone
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 25, 1914
Hoseman Thomas W. Devney
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 26, 2023
Chief Robert Wysong
Clinton-Warren Joint Fire and Rescue District
(Clarksville, Ohio)
From injuries sustained in the line of duty December 24, 2023.
December 26, 2022
Firefighter Matthias Wirtz
North Haven (CT) Fire Department
December 26, 2021
Fire Lieutenant Joseph Maiello
New York City (NY) Fire Department
December 26, 2018
Police Officer Ronil Singh
Newman (CA) Police Department
December 26, 2017
Firefighter/Paramedic Jason Garrett
Kansas City (KS) Fire Department
December 26, 2014
Firefighter James Woods
Jersey City (NJ) Fire Department
December 26, 2011
Deputy Sheriff Matt Miller
Seminole County (FL) Sheriff’s Department
December 26, 2010
Officer John Maguire
Woburn (MA) Police Department
December 26, 2009
Firefighter Clair Melvin Pierce
Wellsboro (PA) Volunteer Fire Department
December 26, 1929
Ladderman William E. Emmel
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 27, 2020
Firefighter Logan Young
167th Air Lift Wing Fire Department
West Virginia Air National Guard
December 27, 2020
Corrections Officer V Phillip Holbert
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 27, 2017
Fire Lieutenant Jeffrey S. White
Oklahoma City (OK) Fire Department
December 27, 2016
Fire Lieutenant Donald “Reid” Key, II
Whispering Pines (NC) Fire Rescue Department
December 27, 2016
Fire Captain Fred A. Newton, Sr.
Somerset Township (MI) Fire Department and EMS
December 27, 2014
Police Officer Tyler Stewart
Flagstaff (AZ) Police Department
December 27, 2009
Firefighter Peter Coe
Shoreham (VT) Fire Department
December 27, 2008
Firefighter Dennis G. McClenahan
Princeton Junction (NJ) Fire Department
December 27, 2004
Chief Todd Rowe
Elkhorn City (KY) Fire Department
December 27, 1917
Hoseman Frank L. Lailer
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 28, 2023
Court Officer Robert Silver
Saint Clair County (MI) 72nd District Court
December 28, 2021
Firefighter/EMT Thomas Joseph Rees
Jefferson Township (OH) Fire Department
December 28, 2020
Police Officer Angel De La Fuente
Fresno (CA) Police Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 28, 2020
Police Officer Kendle Blackburn
Lebanon (MO) Police Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 28, 2020
Police Officer Randall Smith
Birmingham (AL) Police Department
As a result of injuries sustained in the line of duty March 25, 1995.
December 28, 2020
Corrections Officer V Joe Landin
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 28, 2018
Police Officer II Michael Smith
Henry County (GA) Police Department
December 28, 2016
Lieutenant William Feron
New Jersey State Police
As a result of occupational cancer contracted in the line of duty as a result of service at Ground Zero after September 11, 2001.
December 28, 2015
Agent Rosario Hernández de Hoyo
Lieutenant Luz Soto
Commander Frank Román
Puerto Rico Police Department
December 28, 2015
Fire Captain Willie Ratliff
Clarksdale (MS) Fire Department
December 28, 2012
Detective Randall "Shane" Thomas
Henderson County (NC) Sheriff's Office
December 28, 2010
Captain Ken Adamo
Elmwood Park (NJ) Fire Department
December 28, 2009
Paramedic/Firefighter Paul Holmes
Douglas County (GA) Fire/EMS
December 28, 2006
Firefighter Cecil Tucker Jr.
Flat Gap (KY) Fire Department
December 29, 2023
Police Officer Tuan Le
Oakland (CA) Police Department
December 29, 2023
Sergeant Marc McIntyre
Spalding County (GA) Sheriff’s Office
December 29, 2022
Deputy Sheriff Isaiah Cordero
Riverside County (CA) Sheriff’s Department
December 29, 2021
Corrections Officer Richard Carchia
Rhode Island Department of Corrections
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 29, 2021
Deputy Sheriff Sean Riley
Wayne County (IL) Sheriff’s Office
December 29, 2020
Corrections Officer David Christianson
Washington State Department of Corrections
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 29, 2020
Firefighter Stephen Sunday
Scranton (PA) Fire Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 29, 2020
Chief Darrell Woodard
Savannah Volunteer Fire Department (Sylvia, NC)
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 29, 2019
Assistant Engineer Otis L. Isaacs, Jr.
North East (MD) Fire Company
December 29, 2015
Police Officer Juan Feliciano
New York City Police Department
December 29, 2014
Bridge and Tunnel Officer Thomas Choi
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Police (NY, NY)
December 29, 2014
Special Police Officer Stephen Petruzzello
Cliffside Park (NJ) Police Department
December 29, 2013
Officer Darrell Windhaus
United States Department of Homeland Security
Customs and Border Protection
December 29, 2012
Police Officer Edrees Mukhtar
San Antonio (TX) Police Department
December 29, 2011
Captain Daniel Botkin
Enderby (BC) Fire Department
December 29, 2011
Officer Clifton Lewis
Chicago (IL) Police Department
December 29, 2009
Firefighter Steven Koeser
Saint Anna (WI) Fire Department
December 29, 2009
Firefighter Richard Adam Miller
Belmont (NC) Fire Department
December 29, 2006
Firefighter Stephen Jones
Barnstead (NH) Fire-Rescue
December 29, 2004
Firefighter Jared Moore
Fairmont (KS) Fire Department
December 29, 1974
Fireman John Holinka
Jersey City (NJ) Fire Department
December 29, 1944
District Chief Timothy F. Donovan
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 30, 2023
Sergeant Philip Nix
Greensboro (NC) Police Department
December 30, 2021
Officer Brian Vogel
US Department of Homeland Security
Customs and Border Protection
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 30, 2021
Sergeant Marlene Rittmanic
Bradley (IL) Police Department
December 30, 2019
Master Patrol Officer Spencer Bristol
Hendersonville (TN) Police Department
December 30, 2016
Trooper Landon Weaver
Pennsylvania State Police
December 30, 2011
Officer Shawn Schneider
Lake City (MN) Police Department
December 30, 2014
Police Officer James Foster
Denham Springs (LA) Police Department
December 30, 2008
Fire Police Captain Norm Koch
East Pembroke (NY) Fire Department
December 30, 1970
Firefighter Edwin H. Foley
Boston (MA) Fire Department
December 31, 2021
Sergeant Thomas Stanley
Atascadero (CA) State Hospital Police Department
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 31, 2021
Police Officer Shane Bartek
Cleveland (OH) Division of Police
December 31, 2020
Officer Troy Adkins
US Department of Homeland Security
Customs and Border Protection
As a result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
December 31, 2019
Police Officer Jerry Singleton
Fairfield Glade (TN) Police Department
December 31, 2019
Deputy Sheriff Chris Dickerson
Panola County (TX) Sheriff’s Office
December 31, 2017
Deputy Sheriff Zackari Parrish
Douglas County (CO) Sheriff's Office
December 31, 2012
Officer Chris Yung
Prince William County (VA) Police Department
December 31, 2010
Fire Chief Tom Hardy
Athens (MI) Fire Department
December 31, 2008
Firefighter Jarrett Little
Walker County (GA) Fire Department
December 31, 2008
Firefighter Richard Lee Montgomery
Pisgah (MS) Volunteer Fire Department
December 31, 2004
Officer Peter Lavery
Newington (CT) Police Department
~~~
For these, and for all the departed, we pray to the LORD.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.
And let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace. Amen.
May their souls, and the souls of all the departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.
And let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace. Amen.
May their souls, and the souls of all the departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.