Julio Daniel La Rosa
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Director of Field Operations

Julio Daniel La Rosa

Cardiac
End of Watch January 3, 2012
Age 47
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Director Julio La Rosa suffered a fatal heart attack while exercising as part of his agency's physical fitness program. He was conducting his morning workout routine in the agency's gym when he suddenly collapsed.

Direct La Rosa had served with the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation for 20 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two sons.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

20 years. You could have gone home.
Director of Field Operations La Rosa gave the United States Department of the Treasury 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Director of Field Operations La Rosa.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch January 3, 2012
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Age 47
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Director of Field Operations Julio Daniel La Rosa 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 - Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation
1
of 5 officers
20% 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. Julio Daniel La Rosa'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 Julio Daniel La Rosa Compares

Age at End of Watch
47
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
20
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Julio Daniel La Rosa is highlighted in Jan.

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

Incident Location

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