Henry O. Rockstroh
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Police Officer

Henry O. Rockstroh

Calistoga Police Department — Calistoga, CA
Cardiac
End of Watch July 20, 1940
Age 52
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Henry Rockstroh suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after breaking up a drunken brawl.

He had served with the Calistoga Police Department for 6 years.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Rockstroh gave the Calistoga Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Calistoga community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Rockstroh.

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

Agency

Location Calistoga, CA
Platform Identity cpd.napa.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 20, 1940
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 52
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Police Officer Henry O. Rockstroh 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%.

Calistoga Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Cardiac
CA — Statewide
52
of 1,837 officers
2.8% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry O. Rockstroh's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Henry O. Rockstroh Compares

Age at End of Watch
52
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
6
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Henry O. Rockstroh is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111