Roll of Honor
Incident
Corrections Officer Thomas Brannigan suffered a fatal heart attack while responding to a prison alarm where several inmates were fighting.
He collapsed after running up to the second floor to the location of the fight.
Other officers immediately began performing CPR on Officer Brannigan. He was transported to the prison's medical facility where he was pronounced dead.
Officer Brannigan had served with the Blair County Prison for 17 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and child.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Officer Brannigan gave the Blair County Prison 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hollidaysburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer Brannigan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corrections Officer Thomas Luke Brannigan 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 PA, 118 of 1,261 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.4% of this state's fallen. That is 5.4 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Blair County Prison, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Luke Brannigan's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas Luke Brannigan Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Luke Brannigan is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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