Roll of Honor
John Dale Leatham
Incident
Location: Colorado Incident Date: Thursday, May 16, 2024
Officer Dale Leatham suffered a fatal heart attack while training at the Flatrock Training Center at 23600 East 128th Avenue in Commerce City, Colorado.
At the conclusion of firearms training, he was transported to the hospital, where he passed away the next day.
Officer Latham had served with the United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations for 49 years, assigned to the Casper- Natrona County International Airport in Casper, Wyoming.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, four daughters, and seven grandchildren.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
49 years. You could have gone home.
Officer Leatham gave the United States Department of Homeland Security 49 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Leatham.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer John Dale Leatham 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 Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, 3 of 39 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 7.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Dale Leatham's cause is highlighted.
How John Dale Leatham Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. John Dale Leatham is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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