Roll of Honor
Gregory Michael Santangelo
Incident
Police Officer Greg Santangelo died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Officer Santangelo was a United States Marine Corps veteran who served eight years with the Frederick City Police Department and previously served 13 years with the Frederick County Sheriff's Office.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Police Officer Gregory Michael Santangelo died on December 28, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 50.
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 wife, three children, father, and sister.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Police Officer Santangelo gave the Frederick Police Department 21 years.
Thank you for your service to the Frederick community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Santangelo.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Gregory Michael Santangelo served in the Marine Corps (1989â1993) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Gregory Michael Santangelo 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 MD, 15 of 377 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4% of this state's fallen. That is 5.1 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Frederick Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gregory Michael Santangelo's cause is highlighted.
How Gregory Michael Santangelo Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Gregory Michael Santangelo is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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