Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Dale Berrian passed away from complications of a heart attack after helping a disabled motorist move their vehicle out of the busy roadway.
On May 8, 2025, Sergeant Berrian assisted with removing a vehicle from the Gulf Breeze Parkway near the Green Briar Parkway in Gulf Breeze just prior to completing his midnight shift. Immediately afterward, he complained of pain and went to the emergency room later that day. Sergeant Berrian went unconscious while being examined and was life-flighted to HCA West Florida Hospital for emergency surgery. Despite life-saving measures, he never regained consciousness and passed away on May 16, 2025.
Sergeant Berrian had served with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office for 21 years and previously served with the Escambia Sheriff's Department.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, four children, and ten grandchildren.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
25 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Berrian gave the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Milton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Berrian.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Alton Dale Berrian 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 FL, 62 of 1,008 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 6.2% of this state's fallen. That is 2.2 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alton Dale Berrian's cause is highlighted.
How Alton Dale Berrian Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Alton Dale Berrian is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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