Samuel J. Cheatham

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department — St. Louis, MO

Cardiac Veteran

End of Watch September 23, 1959

Age 55

Tour of Duty 29 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 175

Incident

Corporal Samuel Cheatham suffered a fatal heart attack while on sick leave at home due to a previous heart attack he suffered while struggling with a suspect who was resisting arrest. Corporal Cheatham was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He was assigned to the Carondelet District and had been with the agency for 29 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Corporal Cheatham gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 29 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

Location St. Louis, MO

Platform Identity stlopd.saintlouis.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 23, 1959

Tour of Duty 29 yrs

Age 55

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Weapon Person

Offender Not available

Military Service

Samuel J. Cheatham served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Corporal Samuel J. Cheatham 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 MO, 32 of 813 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.9% of this state's fallen.

At St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 3 of 176 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 1.7% of this agency's fallen.

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

of 176 officers

1.7% Cardiac

MO — Statewide

of 813 officers

3.9% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac