Suzanne Padgett
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Trooper

Suzanne Padgett

Washington State Patrol — Olympia, WA
Illness
End of Watch September 4, 2018
Age 50
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
Gender Female

Incident

Trooper Renee Padgett died as the result of developing a rare form of blood cancer following her exposure to toxic chemicals during an investigation.

She was assisting with a large-scale environmental crimes investigation along with members of the United States Environment Protection Agency at the Japanese Auto Wrecking located at 7777 S 262nd Street in Kent, Washington. Employees at the site had dumped thousands of gallons of petroleum products and other toxic substances directly in the ground over a period of several years.

Trooper Padgett was exposed to the substances during the prolonged investigation after she and EPA investigators first visited the site on February 27th, 2003.

She passed away on September 4th, 2018.

Trooper Padgett is survived by her wife, son, daughter, mother, and two sisters.

Survivors

Trooper Padgett is survived by her wife, son, daughter, mother, and two sisters.

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27 years. You could have gone home.
Trooper Padgett gave the Washington State Patrol 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Washington. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Padgett.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Olympia, Thurston County, WA
Platform Identity whp.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 4, 2018
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
Age 50
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Illness

The Sacrifice · Illness

Suzanne is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2018, 56 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 6th heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.

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Who

Suzanne was 50. Of the 1,996 lost to illness in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 42 and 58; the middle age was 51. Suzanne had served 27 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.

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When

September holds 11.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Tuesdays: 13.3%.

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How

Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.

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Her people

Washington State Patrol has 34 officers remembered here, Suzanne among them.

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Trooper Suzanne Padgett

Washington State Patrol · End of Watch September 4, 2018

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