Mark Anthony Gaspich

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections — Mechanicsburg, PA

Cardiac

End of Watch October 10, 2018

Age 44

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 17

Incident

Corrections Officer Mark Gaspich suffered a fatal heart attack after climbing two ladders to reach the observation platform of a guard tower at SCI Camp Hill.

He began to feel ill and then had to climb down the ladders to seek treatment. He collapsed after reaching the bottom of the tower.

Officer Gaspich had served in law enforcement for over 15 years. He had served with the Dauphin County Sheriff's Office prior to his service with the Pennslyvania Department of Corrections. He also served as a volunteer firefighter with the Linglestown Fire Company.

Survivors

He is survived by his father and two brothers.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Officer Gaspich gave the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Pennsylvania. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer Gaspich.

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

Agency

Department Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

Location Mechanicsburg, PA

Platform Identity pdcorr.cumberland.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 10, 2018

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

Age 44

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Corrections Officer Mark Anthony Gaspich 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 PA, 118 of 1,261 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.4% of this state's fallen. That is 5.4 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, 2 of 18 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 11.1% of this agency's fallen.

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

of 18 officers

11.1% Cardiac

PA — Statewide

118

of 1,261 officers

9.4% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac