Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Hugh Gallagher suffered a fatal heart attack while responding to a prowler call three blocks from the sheriff's office near Howard Street and Union Street in Virginia City. He responded directly from the office and up a steep hill to the location, then collapsed.
Deputy Gallagher had served with the Storey County Sheriff's Office for only one year.
He is buried at Silver Terrace Cemeteries in Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada.
Survivors
He was survived by his three sons and five grandchildren.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff Gallagher gave the Storey County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Virginia City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Gallagher.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Hugh James Gallagher, Sr. 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 NV, 9 of 145 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 Storey 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. Hugh James Gallagher, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Hugh James Gallagher, Sr. Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Hugh James Gallagher, Sr. is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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