Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Peter Rotolo suffered a fatal heart attack while breaking up a fight between two inmates in the Monroe County Jail's kitchen on September 9, 1974. He was attempting to separate the two inmates when he was pushed up against a wall. After the two inmates were subdued, Sergeant Rotolo collapsed against a water fountain. He was taken to a local hospital where he died 11 days later on September 20, 1974. Sergeant Rotolo was a United States Army WWII veteran and had served with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office for 16 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, four daughters, a brother, and three sisters.
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- 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.
Sergeant Rotolo gave the Monroe County Sheriff's Office 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Rochester 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Peter J. Rotolo served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Sergeant Peter J. Rotolo 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 NY, 99 of 2,147 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Monroe County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 10 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 10% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Peter J. Rotolo's cause is highlighted.
How Peter J. Rotolo Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Peter J. Rotolo is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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