Roll of Honor
Ronald A. Leisure
Incident
Police Officer Ronald Leisure suffered a fatal heart attack while conducting a foot patrol of the VA Medical Center in Livermore, California, at approximately 11:15 am.
He was conducting checks of the large complex when he suddenly collapsed. Medical staff immediately initiated lifesaving measures but were unable to resuscitate him.
Officer Leisure was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and had served with the Department of Veterans Affairs Police for 15 years.
Survivors
He is survived by an adult daughter.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Leisure gave the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police Services 15 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Ronald A. Leisure served in the Army (1968â1980) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Ronald A. Leisure 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 Veterans Affairs Police Services, 3 of 11 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 27.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ronald A. Leisure's cause is highlighted.
How Ronald A. Leisure Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Ronald A. Leisure is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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