Roll of Honor
Garry A. Ross
Incident
Police Officer Garry Ross suffered a fatal heart attack while responding to a call of a mentally deranged patient at the VA Medical Center in Washington, DC.
During the incident, Officer Ross had to physically restrain the patient and was assaulted by the patient several times. After he secured the patient Officer Ross suffered a massive heart attack.
Officer Ross was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Department of Veterans Affairs Police for seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
- 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.
Police Officer Ross gave the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police Services 7 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
Garry A. Ross served in the Army (1968â1970) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Garry A. Ross 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 Veterans Affairs Police Services, 3 of 11 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 27.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Garry A. Ross's cause is highlighted.
How Garry A. Ross Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Garry A. Ross is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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