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Home Confinement Officer

Michael Andrew Sillman

Marion County Sheriff's Office — Fairmont, WV

Cardiac

End of Watch July 20, 2021

Age 34

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Home Confinement Officer Michael Sillman suffered a fatal heart attack while assisting other deputies with a warrant service on a wanted fugitive at a house on William Smith Road.

The deputies parked out of sight from the home and were walking through rugged terrain to reach the house when Officer Sillman suddenly collapsed. Other deputies immediately began CPR but were unable to revive him.

Officer Sillman had served with the Marion County Sheriff's Office for four years and was also the active serving police chief of the Grant Town Police Department.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, who also serves as a law enforcement officer.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Home Confinement Officer Sillman gave the Marion County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fairmont community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Home Confinement Officer Sillman.

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

Agency

Department Marion County Sheriff's Office

Location Fairmont, WV

Platform Identity mcso.marion.wv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 20, 2021

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 34

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Home Confinement Officer Michael Andrew Sillman 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 WV, 7 of 232 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.

Marion County Sheriff's Office

of 1 officers

100% Cardiac

WV — Statewide

of 232 officers

3% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Andrew Sillman's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Michael Andrew Sillman Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service