James Bernard Fuller

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service - Office of Investigations — Washington, DC

Cardiac

End of Watch May 7, 1984

Age 37

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Special Agent James Fuller suffered a fatal heart attack after completing his fitness run for the U.S. Customs Service at Rouses Point, New York. Agent Fuller had served with the Customs Service for 15 years and was assigned to Swanton, Vermont.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Fuller gave the United States Department of the Treasury 15 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Fuller.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service - Office of Investigations

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usdtuscsoifed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 7, 1984

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Special Agent James Bernard Fuller 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 DC, 71 of 1,419 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service - Office of Investigations, 1 of 6 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service - Office of Investigations

of 6 officers

16.7% Cardiac

DC — Statewide

of 1,419 officers

5% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac