Incident
Patrolman Joseph Giampaolo contracted an infection following a surgery required after being injured during a struggle with a suspect.
Survivors
Patrolman Giampaolo was survived by his wife and daughter.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Giampaolo served with the Perry Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Perry community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Giampaolo.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Joseph Charles Giampaolo is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In GA, 63 of 903 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph Charles Giampaolo's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph Charles Giampaolo Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Charles Giampaolo is highlighted in Nov.