Roll of Honor
Terry Lee Singleton
Incident
Lieutenant Terry Singleton suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in physical fitness training with the department's special operations team.
He collapsed as the team was conducting a 1.5-mile run at Page Middle School in Gloucester. Officers attempted to resuscitate him, but he was unable to be revived at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital.
Lieutenant Singleton was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office for eight years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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- August 2, 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.
Lieutenant Singleton gave the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Gloucester community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Terry Lee Singleton served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
Lieutenant Terry Lee Singleton is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In VA, 25 of 655 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.8% of this state's fallen. That is 3.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Terry Lee Singleton's cause is highlighted.
How Terry Lee Singleton Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Terry Lee Singleton is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Military Service
Terry Lee Singleton served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
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