Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Dennis Witherington suffered a fatal heart attack at the scene of a fire. Lieutenant Witherington had served with the agency for 27 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
27 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Witherington gave the Chatham County Police Department 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Savannah community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Witherington.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Dennis Witherington is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In GA, 23 of 903 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.5% of this state's fallen. That is 1.5 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.
At Chatham County Police Department, 1 of 11 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dennis Witherington's cause is highlighted.
How Dennis Witherington Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Dennis Witherington is highlighted in Aug.
Others Who Wore This Badge
10 officers from Chatham County Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
