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Police Officer Greg Santangelo died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Officer Santangelo was a United States Marine Corps veteran who served eight years with the Frederick City Police Department and previously served 13 years with the Frederick County Sheriff's Office.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Police Officer Gregory Michael Santangelo died on December 28, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 50.
He is one of 885 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, three children, father, and sister.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Police Officer Santangelo gave the Frederick Police Department 21 years.
Thank you for your service to the Frederick community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Santangelo.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Military Service
Gregory Michael Santangelo served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1989â1993) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Illness
Frederick Police Department has lost 3 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Gregory is one of 15 officers lost to illness in MD, 4% of the 378 remembered there.
Gregory is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Gregory is one of 2,979 officers lost to illness worldwide, 8.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2021, 1 officer in MD was lost to illness, the 3rd heaviest of 11 years on record. The heaviest was 1918, with 4.
In 2021, 564 officers in the United States were lost to illness, more than in any other year.
In 2021, 566 officers worldwide were lost to illness, more than in any other year.
Who
Gregory was 50. Of the 13 lost to illness in MD whose age is recorded, half were between 32 and 50; the middle age was 39. Gregory had served 21 years; the middle length of service was 16 years.
Gregory 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. Gregory had served 21 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Gregory was 50. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Gregory had served 21 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
December holds 6.7% of these deaths in MD; October holds the most, 33.3%. Tuesdays: 6.7%.
December holds 9.6% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Tuesdays: 13.3%.
December holds 9.6% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Tuesdays: 13.8%.
How
Illness deaths account for 33.3% of all 3 deaths at Frederick Police Department, the most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 4% of all 378 deaths in MD, the 4th most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 8.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 3rd most common cause.
His people
Frederick Police Department has 3 officers remembered here, Gregory among them.
Where
Military Service
Gregory Michael Santangelo served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1989–1993) before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 10-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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