Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Calvin Meeks suffered a fatal heart attack while conducting a search. Sergeant Meeks had served with the Sauk County Sheriff's Department for 11 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three children.
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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.
Sergeant Meeks gave the Sauk County Sheriff's Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baraboo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Meeks.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant W. Calvin Meeks 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 WI, 23 of 317 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 7.3% of this state's fallen. That is 3.3 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Sauk County Sheriff's Dept., 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. W. Calvin Meeks's cause is highlighted.
How W. Calvin Meeks Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. W. Calvin Meeks is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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