Roll of Honor
Incident
Captain Jay McDonough suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in a department training exercise. He was jogging in the area of International Speedway Boulevard and South Peninsula Drive when he collapsed.
He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Captain McDonough served as a member of the Volusia County Beach Patrol for 13 years.
Captain McDonough served as a member of the Volusia County Beach Patrol for 13 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, father, sister, and brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Captain McDonough gave the Volusia County Beach Patrol 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Daytona Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain McDonough.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Captain John Irwin "Jay" McDonough, II 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Irwin "Jay" McDonough, II's cause is highlighted.
How John Irwin "Jay" McDonough, II Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. John Irwin "Jay" McDonough, II is highlighted in Feb.