Roll of Honor
Bryan Marshall Berger
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Bryan Berger suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in physical training at the Rappahannock Regional Criminal Justice Academy in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
He was performing several exercises while warming up for officer survival exercises when he began to feel ill. An ambulance had been called to the academy but he suddenly collapsed as it arrived at the scene. He was transported to a local hospital but doctors were unable to revive him.
Deputy Berger had been sworn as a deputy for seven months, and had previously served as a dispatcher for the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office for two years.
Survivors
Survivors include his wife and parents.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Berger served with the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Spotsylvania community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Berger.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Bryan Marshall Berger 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 VA, 25 of 654 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.8% of this state's fallen.
At Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bryan Marshall Berger's cause is highlighted.
How Bryan Marshall Berger Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Bryan Marshall Berger is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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