Thomas K. Wooge
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Special Agent

Thomas K. Wooge

Cardiac
End of Watch October 17, 1968
Age 41
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Agent Wooge suffered a fatal heart attack while conducting a protective detail of presidential candidate Richard Nixon near Buffalo, New York. Agent Wooge had been with the agency for 14 years.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Wooge gave the United States Department of the Treasury 14 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Wooge.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdtusssfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 17, 1968
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
Age 41
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Special Agent Thomas K. Wooge 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 the Treasury - United States Secret Service, 6 of 26 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 23.1% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service
6
of 26 officers
23.1% Cardiac
DC — Statewide
71
of 1,419 officers
5% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas K. Wooge's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Thomas K. Wooge Compares

Age at End of Watch
41
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
14
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas K. Wooge is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111