Roll of Honor
Gerald Paulo
Incident
Corrections Officer Gerry Paulo died after suffering a heart attack following a one-on-one self-defense drill at the Indian River Sheriff's Office jail at 4055 41st Avenue in Vero Beach. Officer Paulo was a United States Army Korean War veteran and had served with the Indian River County Sheriff's Office for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two stepsons, a stepdaughter, mother, brother, two sisters, and five grandchildren.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Corrections Officer Paulo gave the Indian River County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Vero Beach community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Gerald Paulo served in the Army (1968â1971) before joining law enforcement.
Corrections Officer Gerald Paulo 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 FL, 62 of 1,008 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 6.2% of this state's fallen. That is 2.2 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Indian River County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gerald Paulo's cause is highlighted.
How Gerald Paulo Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Gerald Paulo is highlighted in Jun.
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