Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Pittenger suffered a fatal stroke after responding to a domestic disturbance in which he and several other officers had to break up a fight between the parties. He suffered the stroke following the altercation and died three days later.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Pittenger served with the Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Westmoreland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Pittenger.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Donald E. Pittenger is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In KS, 14 of 335 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.2% of this state's fallen. That is 4.9 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Donald E. Pittenger's cause is highlighted.
How Donald E. Pittenger Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Donald E. Pittenger is highlighted in Apr.