Keith A. Mills
Incident
Lead Special Officer Keith Mills suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in the agency's wellness program.
He collapsed while running on a treadmill at his assigned duty post at President George Bush's home on Walkers Point in Kennebunkport, Maine. He was located in the gym shortly before the end of his shift at 10:00 am.
Officer Mills had served with the United States Secret Service for 20 years and had previously served with the Kennebunkport Police Department for 12 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his two children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
32 years. You could have gone home.
Lead Special Officer Mills gave the United States Department of the Treasury 32 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lead Special Officer Mills.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lead Special Officer Keith A. Mills 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 Secret Service Special Services Division, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Keith A. Mills's cause is highlighted.
How Keith A. Mills Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Keith A. Mills is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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