Anthony J. Pasquarello
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Correctional Officer

Anthony J. Pasquarello

Illness
End of Watch December 8, 2021
Age 37
Tour of Duty 15 yrs 5 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Correctional Officer Anthony Pasquarello died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 while serving at the Middleton House of Correction at 20 Manning Avenue in Middleton.

Officer Pasquarello had served with the Essex County Sheriff's Department for over 15 years.

COVID-19 and Law Enforcement

Correctional Officer Anthony J. Pasquarello died on December 8, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 37.

He is one of 884 officers honored here.

Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.

Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.

Survivors

He is survived by his son, parents, and fiancee.

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Tributes

The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Correctional Officer Pasquarello gave the Essex County Sheriff's Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Middleton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Pasquarello.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Middleton, MA
Platform Identity ecso.essex.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 8, 2021
Tour of Duty 15 yrs 5 mo
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Correctional Officer Anthony J. Pasquarello 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 MA, 59 of 469 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 12.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.

Essex County Sheriff's Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Illness
MA — Statewide
59
of 469 officers
12.6% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anthony J. Pasquarello's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Anthony J. Pasquarello Compares

Age at End of Watch
37
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years
Years of Service
15.4
This officer
Avg for Illness: 18.9 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Anthony J. Pasquarello is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

Incident Location