Donald E. Pittenger
Deputy Sheriff

Donald E. Pittenger

Illness
End of Watch April 27, 1986
Age 55
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Pittenger suffered a fatal stroke after responding to a domestic disturbance in which he and several other officers had to break up a fight between the parties. He suffered the stroke following the altercation and died three days later.

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BO-US-KS-71D2A08A
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Pittenger served with the Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Westmoreland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Pittenger.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Westmoreland, Pottawatomie County, KS
Platform Identity pcso.pottawatomie.ks.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 27, 1986
Age 55
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Deputy Sheriff Donald E. Pittenger is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In KS, 14 of 335 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.2% of this state's fallen. That is 4.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Illness
KS — Statewide
14
of 335 officers
4.2% Illness
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Donald E. Pittenger's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Donald E. Pittenger Compares

Age at Death
55
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.7 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Donald E. Pittenger is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
186
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
182
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
353
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

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