Roll of Honor
Vincent Andrew Gala, Jr.
Incident
Location: West Virginia Incident Date: Not available
Special Deputy Marshal Vince Gala died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty at the Wheeling Federal Building and Courthouse on 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Special Deputy Marshal Gala had served with the United States Marshals Service for 14 years and had previously served with the Weirton Police Department for 30.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Special Deputy Marshal Vincent Andrew Gala, Jr. died on February 8, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 67.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 8 at United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, daughter, and grandchildren.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Special Deputy Marshal Gala gave the United States Department of Justice 44 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Deputy Marshal Gala.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Deputy Marshal Vincent Andrew Gala, Jr. is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In DC, 137 of 1,419 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 9.7% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, 14 of 313 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Vincent Andrew Gala, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Vincent Andrew Gala, Jr. Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Vincent Andrew Gala, Jr. is highlighted in Feb.
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