Roll of Honor
Emil Richard Wehrli
Incident
Deputy Marshal Emil Wehrli suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in the agency's annual physical fitness test.
He had just completed a 1-1/2 mile run at Peter Kiewit Middle School in Omaha, Nebraska, and was walking a cool down lap when he suddenly collapsed. Other personnel at the scene immediately began CPR. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Deputy Marshal Wehrli was a veteran of the Vietnam War and had served with the United States Marshals Service for 17-1/2 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his two children, mother, and seven siblings.
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Wehrli gave the United States Department of Justice 17 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Emil Richard Wehrli served in the Army (1963â1966) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Emil Richard Wehrli 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 Justice - United States Marshals Service, 4 of 313 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 1.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Emil Richard Wehrli's cause is highlighted.
How Emil Richard Wehrli Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Emil Richard Wehrli is highlighted in Aug.
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