Scott Damian "Slip" Mahoney
Incident
Superintendent Scott Mahoney died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Superintendent Mahoney had served with the Delaware County Park Police for 29 years. He had previously served part-time with the Millbourne Borough Police Department, Colwyn Borough Police Department, Clifton Heights Borough Police Department, and Aldan Borough Police Department.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Superintendent Scott Damian "Slip" Mahoney died on May 18, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 47.
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, four children, and sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Superintendent Mahoney gave the Delaware County Bureau of Park Police and Fire Safety 29 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Superintendent Mahoney.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Superintendent Scott Damian "Slip" Mahoney 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 PA, 121 of 1,261 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 9.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.5 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At Delaware County Bureau of Park Police and Fire Safety, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Scott Damian "Slip" Mahoney's cause is highlighted.
How Scott Damian "Slip" Mahoney Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Scott Damian "Slip" Mahoney is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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