Roll of Honor
Thomas Patrick Cloherty
Incident
Special Agent Thomas Cloherty suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in his agency's physical fitness program in Acadia National Park, Maine.
He collapsed near his car after running approximately seven miles. His body was found by a National Park Service ranger who was on patrol in the area.
Agent Cloherty was a US Coast Guard veteran and had served with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for 18 months. He was survived by his expectant wife and four young children. His fifth child was born in the summer of 2006.
Survivors
He was survived by his expectant wife and four young children.
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- August 2, 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.
Special Agent Cloherty gave the United States Department of the Interior 1 year.
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
Thomas Patrick Cloherty served in the U.S. Coast Guard (2000â2003) before joining law enforcement.
Special Agent Thomas Patrick Cloherty is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In TX, 88 of 2,421 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of the Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service - Office of Law Enforcement, 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. Thomas Patrick Cloherty's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas Patrick Cloherty Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Patrick Cloherty is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Military Service
Thomas Patrick Cloherty served in the U.S. Coast Guard (2000–2003) before joining law enforcement.
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Others Who Wore This Badge
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