Roll of Honor
Arthur T. Fadness
Incident
Agent Arthur Fadness suffered a fatal heart attack while conducting a raid for illegal gambling and liquor at a church picnic.
As agents attempted to seize some of the gambling equipment the crowd of 100 people became disruptive and began pushing the agents. Agent Fadness was carrying some of the equipment to his car when he suddenly collapsed.
Agent Fadness had served with the Wisconsin Department of Revenue for 25 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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25 years. You could have gone home.
Agent Fadness gave the Wisconsin Department of Revenue 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Madison community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Agent Fadness.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Agent Arthur T. Fadness 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 WI, 23 of 317 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 7.3% of this state's fallen. That is 3.3 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arthur T. Fadness's cause is highlighted.
How Arthur T. Fadness Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur T. Fadness is highlighted in Aug.