Roll of Honor
Joseph Michael Parise
Incident
Corrections Officer Joseph Parise suffered a suspected heart attack after responding to an incident in which an inmate assaulted another officer at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Oak Park Heights.
The inmate injured two additional officers before being subdued at about noon. Officer Parise returned to his post after the incident but collapsed a short time later. He was transported to Regions Hospital where he passed away.
Officer Parise had served with the Minnesota Department of Corrections for four years.
Rest in peace and always know that your service and sacrifice will never be forgotten by your law enforcement brethren.
Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo Delaware State Police (Retired) September 24th, 2020
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Officer II Parise gave the Minnesota Department of Corrections 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Minnesota. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer II Parise.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corrections Officer II Joseph Michael Parise 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 MN, 26 of 293 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 8.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.9 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Minnesota Department of Corrections, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph Michael Parise's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph Michael Parise Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Michael Parise is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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