John Earl Fassett

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service — Washington, DC

Cardiac Veteran

End of Watch February 21, 1945

Age 46

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 93

Incident

Sergeant John Fassett suffered a fatal heart attack while assigned to Blaine, Washington. Sergeant Fassett was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and had served with the United States Customs Service for 15 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, parents, and four brothers.

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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.
Sergeant Fassett gave the United States Department of the Treasury 15 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usdtuscsfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 21, 1945

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

Age 46

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

John Earl Fassett served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Sergeant John Earl Fassett 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 Customs Service, 3 of 94 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.2% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service

of 94 officers

3.2% Cardiac

DC — Statewide

of 1,419 officers

5% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac