Roll of Honor
Incident
Major Angelanette Moore suffered a fatal heart attack following a shakedown in one of the housing units at the Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail.
Several hours after the shakedown she returned to the housing unit to provide disciplinary guidance to inmates. As she completed her discussion with the inmates, she collapsed. Other officers and medical staff immediately began CPR but were unable to resuscitate her.
Major Moore had served with the Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail for 20 years and served as the agency's Director of Security.
Survivors
She is survived by her husband and son.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
20 years. You could have gone home.
Major Moore gave the Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Williamsburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Major Moore.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Major Angelanette Moore 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Angelanette Moore's cause is highlighted.
How Angelanette Moore Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Angelanette Moore is highlighted in Jan.