Roll of Honor
Anthony Christopher Testa
Incident
Police Officer Anthony Testa died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Officer Testa was a United States Army veteran having served two tours in Afghanistan. He had served with the West Palm Beach Police Department for four years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Police Officer Anthony Christopher Testa died on September 25, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 36.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 2 at West Palm Beach Police Department.
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 and son.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Police Officer Testa gave the West Palm Beach Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the West Palm Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Testa.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Anthony Christopher Testa served in the U.S. Army (2003â2008) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Anthony Christopher Testa is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In FL, 81 of 1,008 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 8% of this state's fallen. That is 8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At West Palm Beach Police Department, 2 of 13 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 15.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anthony Christopher Testa's cause is highlighted.
How Anthony Christopher Testa Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Anthony Christopher Testa is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
Military Service
Anthony Christopher Testa served in the U.S. Army (2003–2008) before joining law enforcement.
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Others Who Wore This Badge
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