Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Eugene Denton suffered a fatal heart attack at the Superior Courthouse while assisting a man who had collapsed in a courtroom. As Deputy Denton ran to find a doctor in a nearby building he collapsed. Both he and the man he was assisting were transported to San Jose Hospital, where they both died.
Survivors
Deputy Denton was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Denton gave the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Jose community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Denton.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Eugene Francis Denton 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 CA, 52 of 1,837 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.8% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.
At Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 7 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 14.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Eugene Francis Denton's cause is highlighted.
How Eugene Francis Denton Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Eugene Francis Denton is highlighted in Jul.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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