Roll of Honor
Incident
Captain Tony Sisk died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Captain Sisk had served with the Culpeper County Sheriff's Office for 17 years and was the commander of the Patrol Division. He had previously served with the Culpeper Police Department and Rappahannock County Sheriff's Office for 10 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Captain James Anthony Sisk died on October 1, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 50.
He is one of 884 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Captain Sisk gave the Culpeper County Sheriff's Office 27 years.
Thank you for your service to the Culpeper community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Sisk.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Captain James Anthony Sisk is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In VA, 24 of 655 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Culpeper County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Anthony Sisk's cause is highlighted.
How James Anthony Sisk Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. James Anthony Sisk is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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