Roll of Honor
Incident
Incident Date: Monday, November 30, -0001 Weapon: Person Offender: Not available
Sergeant Sheryl Pierce died as the result of Hepatitis C, which she contracted in 1994 while subduing a man who was bleeding profusely.
She was diagnosed with the disease in 2009 and her condition continued to worsen until she passed away on September 14th, 2013.
Sergeant Pierce had served with the South Londonderry Township Police Department for 13 years.
Survivors
She is survived by her parents.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Pierce gave the South Londonderry Township Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cambelltown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Pierce.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Sheryl A. Pierce 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 VT, 4 of 31 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 12.9% of this state's fallen. That is 3.8 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Sheryl A. Pierce's cause is highlighted.
How Sheryl A. Pierce Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Sheryl A. Pierce is highlighted in Sep.