Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Wilson Holbrook died ten days after contracting smallpox from a prisoner in the county jail.
Sheriff Holbrook was a Civil War veteran and had served as the county sheriff for 16 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his second wife and 13 children.
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- August 2, 2026
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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.
Sheriff Holbrook gave the Wise County Sheriff's Office 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Wise community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Wilson Noah Holbrook Sr. served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Sheriff Wilson Noah Holbrook Sr. is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In VA, 24 of 655 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Wilson Noah Holbrook Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Wilson Noah Holbrook Sr. Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Wilson Noah Holbrook Sr. is highlighted in May.
Military Service
Wilson Noah Holbrook Sr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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