Roll of Honor
Bucky E. Burke
Incident
Deputy Marshal Bucky Burke suffered a fatal heart attack while completing a class run at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia. He had just completed a scenario exercise before starting the run.
He was transported to Southeast Regional Medical Center, where he passed away a short time later.
Deputy Marshal Burke was a U.S. Army Persian Gulf War veteran and had served with the United States Marshals Service for four years. He had previously served as chief of police for the Loyal, Kentucky, Police Department and as a police officer with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police.
Survivors
He is survived by his son, mother, and stepfather.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 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.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Burke gave the United States Department of Justice 13 years.
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
Bucky E. Burke served in the Army (1988â1993) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Bucky E. Burke 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 DC, 71 of 1,419 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, 4 of 313 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 1.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bucky E. Burke's cause is highlighted.
How Bucky E. Burke Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Bucky E. Burke is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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